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I have always trusted the Newbery Medal until now. This book drags. I mean it really drags. My 12 y/o attempted to read it and just put it down after about 1/4 of the book and said it was boring. She reads just about anything so I was surprised. I attempted to read it chapter by chapter at night to my 7 y/o. He complained constantly and kept asking "which one are we asking about now?". I agreed that it was almost impossible to follow but thought it might be the format of reading one chapter a night. So I decided to sit and read it myself. I have to agree wholeheartedly with both my children. It dragged on too long and was boring. You don't even get to the "prank that causes their lives to collide" until the second half of the book. It failed to convey any kind of redeeming message and was not entertaining either. Definitely not worth putting on your child's reading list.


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Hello Universe Erin Entrada Kelly Isabel Roxas 9780062414151 Books Reviews

If you’ve ever been lonely because you were different, this is the book to shine light in your darkness and give you hope. There is no such thing ad coincidence.
My 10 year old daughter read the hardcover edition in FOUR days, so I knew it had to be entertaining. After seeing that it won the Newbery Award I had to see what all the fuss was about. I don't have much time for reading, so I bought the Audible book. Holy crap the narrators really bring this book to life.
Hello, Universe is carefully plotted and well-written. There's plenty of character development, humor, and insights about friendship and family and life. The story is absorbing, fun, and fast-moving. While nearly all the kid/parent relationships are dysfunctional, in this book that aided the story. At these characters' ages I did not consider my parents a total pain, but I knew lots of kids who did. As a Christian, I don't personally believe that the universe consciously intervenes in people's lives - although I'm completely convinced that God does. However, this did not detract from the book for me, and I don't see any reason that kids in strongly Christian families shouldn't read or wouldn't enjoy the book. I found it a ton of fun.
Open Book Reviews by Megan Schmelzer
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I love books that just completely surprise me, and Hello Universe, by Erin Entrada Kelly surprised me. I shouldn’t have been at all shocked that this book didn’t follow what I expected. I mean, come on, Erin Entrada Kelly is just a brilliant author! If you haven’t read any of her books before, I would absolutely recommend that you first read Hello Universe, but then I would tell you to go straight to reading Kelly’s book titled Land of the Forgotten Girls. It is also fantastic!

Anyways, let me explain my thinking a bit further. I have read enough books in my life that it’s kind of transformed me into a self-proclaimed “mini book expert”, well at least a “children’s book expert.” Because I have read so many children’s literature books, I have gotten strong at predicting the plots. If you research the progress of children’s literature as it increases in text complexity, you will understand that books follow predictable plot structures. They have a set amount of characters, character changes, plot events, and setting details. Everything in children’s literature can be studied down to the science of the words on the page, and let me tell you… it has been studied down to the words on the page and how long a child’s brain processes the word. (I’ve read about it, and it is as painfully boring as it sounds. Add in the average time an eye focuses on a word before the brain processes the meaning and you’re in for a real snooze-fest.) Kelly followed the predictable structure and changes of a young adult novel; however, it was done in a different and fresh manner. So much so that I picked up and read this entire book in one sitting.

Hello Universe focuses on several kids that are just looking to find their own pathways. They all have their own struggles, yet they haven’t yet been thrown together. That all changes when the main character, Virgil, and his pet guinea pig, Gulliver, are literally thrown into a pit located in the middle of the woods between all these kids’ houses, and this unlikely collection of characters’ now have their lives entangled together. The local bully, Chet “The Bull” Bullens is responsible for such a menacing prank. I guess when your nickname is “The Bull,” your, of course, are the bully in the story. Remember, I told you that children’s literature follows predictable patterns. It has to! We have young readers we have to connect with!

The events that follow during Virgil’s time in the pit allow for all the characters to have moments of major change. Changes that all children today are continually being faced with. Kelly’s book questions the kids. She is challenging them to ask themselves Are you going to be the bystander that just watches innocent kids be picked on in this world? Are you the bully doing the picking in order to prevent the world from seeing your own weakness? Or maybe, just maybe, are you the hero in the story? Are you the one that is going to defy everything and stand up for what is right?
A simple story that is soooo deep! Even though this story is for middle grades I think I will read it to my second graders because it is a very important book about friendship. We have a Bull in my classroom and I want them to understand how the best friendships work. I know it will spark some great conversations. Great study of character traits too. I love all of Lola's stories.
For some people this type of Occult stuff is ok but if you understand how dangerous it is to play with Ouija Boards then you want to read this review. This book teaches children how to invite evil into their lives that is masked in "fun" and how to increase your"imagination" skills. Choose wisely what you want to invite into your home.
I bought this after it won at the ALA awards, and I am glad I did!

Heartwarming, Hello, Universe is populated with vividly imagined characters. Virgil, Valencia, the Tanaka sisters, and even the big bully, Chet, are wonderfully real and complex, and soon become friends (or enemies). Characters are also diverse, so students who might not normally see themselves in stories, can see themselves here.

The plot, in a manner similar to Louis Sachar's Holes, is perfectly twisted and interconnected so that the reader walks away agreeing that, "There are no coincidences."

It is perfect for upper elementary and middle schoolers, and grown-ups like me.
I have always trusted the Newbery Medal until now. This book drags. I mean it really drags. My 12 y/o attempted to read it and just put it down after about 1/4 of the book and said it was boring. She reads just about anything so I was surprised. I attempted to read it chapter by chapter at night to my 7 y/o. He complained constantly and kept asking "which one are we asking about now?". I agreed that it was almost impossible to follow but thought it might be the format of reading one chapter a night. So I decided to sit and read it myself. I have to agree wholeheartedly with both my children. It dragged on too long and was boring. You don't even get to the "prank that causes their lives to collide" until the second half of the book. It failed to convey any kind of redeeming message and was not entertaining either. Definitely not worth putting on your child's reading list.