Superstar

A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year!“Lester’s first-person narrative is honest and pure.” —Kirkus (starred review)Perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Wonder | this uplifting debut novel from Mandy Davis follows space-obsessed Lester Musselbaum as he experiences the challenges of his first days of public school: making friends | facing bullies | finding his thing | and accidentally learning of his autism-spectrum diagnosis. Lester’s first days as a fifth grader at Quarry Elementary School are not even a little bit like he thought they would be—the cafeteria is too loud for Lester's ears | there are too many kids | and then there's the bully.Lester was always home-schooled | and now he’s shocked to be stuck in a school where everything just seems wrong. That's until he hears about the science fair | which goes really well for Lester! This is it. The moment where I find out for 100 percent sure that I won.But then things go a bit sideways | and Lester has to find his way back. A touching peek into the life of a sensitive autism-spectrum boy facing the everydayness of elementary school | Superstar testifies that what you can do isn’t nearly as important as who you are.“A lovely | heartfelt narrative about the things we’ve lost | and the things we’ve found again.” —Gary D. Schmidt | Newbery Honor winner for The Wednesday Wars“I LOVE LESTER.” —Linda Urban | author of Milo Speck | Accidental Agent and A Crooked Kind of Perfect