{"product_id":"superstar-1","title":"Superstar","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lester’s first-person narrative is honest and pure.” —Kirkus (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLester’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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLester 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I LOVE LESTER.” —Linda Urban, author of Milo Speck, Accidental Agent and A Crooked Kind of Perfect\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48630420996351,"sku":"*R0119985*","price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/4981943482210.jpg?v=1780592830","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/superstar-1","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}