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1 online resource |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Summary |
After her parents find clashing answers to life's big questions, it's time for Octavia to make some choices of her own in this poignant, funny, thought-provoking novel. Octavia's best friend, Andrew, wants to know why time runs forward instead of backward, or if it's possible to talk to an alien jellyfish. Octavia has much bigger questions on her mind: Why do bad things happen, like Hurricane Katrina and 9/11? What is the meaning of life? Is there a God? Octavia's artist father, Boone, is convinced that Henry David Thoreau holds the key. Meanwhile, her mother, Ray, has always been seeking the larger meaning of life—until now. Not only have Octavia's parents come up with different answers to the big questions, but their answers are threatening to tear her family apart. Could it be that some questions are too big to have just one answer? Could it be that the universe is far wider than Octavia's—or perhaps anyone's—views of it? |
| Audience |
Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 5 |
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MG/Middle grades (4th-8th) |
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6.1 ATOS Level |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Somerville : Candlewick, 2012. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1189 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
| Subject |
Juvenile Fiction. |
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Juvenile Literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9780763644918 |
| ISBN |
9780763659844 (electronic bk) |
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