{"product_id":"what-came-from-the-stars-9780544336360","title":"What Came from the Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Valorim are about to fall to a dark lord when they send a necklace containing their planet across the cosmos, hurtling past a trillion stars . . . all the way into the lunchbox of Tommy Pepper, sixth grader, of Plymouth, Mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMourning his late mother, Tommy doesn't notice much about the chain he found, but soon he is drawing the twin suns and humming the music of a hanorah. As Tommy absorbs the art and language of the Valorim, their enemies target him. When a creature begins ransacking Plymouth in search of the chain, Tommy learns he must protect his family from villains far worse than he's ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can a grieving sixth grader stand against villains from another world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Coming of Age Story: \u003c\/b\u003e Sixth-grader Tommy Pepper is just trying to survive middle school and the loss of his mom when a cosmic war lands in his lunchbox.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Otherworldly Mystery: \u003c\/b\u003e The mysterious chain gives Tommy incredible artistic powers, but it also paints a target on his back for the alien creatures now stalking the streets of Plymouth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Heartfelt Family Story: \u003c\/b\u003e At its heart, this is a book about the unbreakable bonds of family and a boy who must find his courage to protect his little sister and his dad.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGood vs. Evil: \u003c\/b\u003e A classic battle between light and darkness that will resonate with fans of classic fantasy and heartfelt contemporary stories alike.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary D. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eOkay for Now, \u003c\/i\u003e the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book \u003ci\u003eLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Newbery Honor book \u003ci\u003eThe Wednesday Wars.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Visit him at www.hmhbooks.com\/schmidt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160192020754,"sku":"9780544336360","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_70424742-6517-4656-b297-ddd9638465f9.jpg?v=1775040115","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-came-from-the-stars-9780544336360","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}