The Fourteenth Goldfish (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780375870644)

Believe in the possible . . . with this warm, witty, and wise New York Times bestselling novel from three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer L. Holm. A perfect read about a child's relationship with her grandfather

Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer.
Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far?

Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He's bossy. He's cranky. And weirdly enough . . . he looks a lot like Ellie's grandfather, a scientist who's always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this pimply boy really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth?

With a lighthearted touch and plenty of humor, Jennifer Holm celebrates the wonder of science and explores fascinating questions about life and death, family and friendship, immortality . . . and possibility.

And don't miss the much-anticipated sequel, The Third Mushroom

Warm, witty and wise--The New York Times

Awesomely strange and startlingly true-to-life. It makes you wonder what's possible. -- Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me

SUNSHINE STATE AWARD FINALIST

Author: Jennifer L. Holm
ISBN-10: 0375870644
ISBN-13: 9780375870644
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 08/26/2014
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 168161 / Fourteenth Goldfish

Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/26/2014
School Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 103
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2014
Booklist 07/01/2014 pg. 68
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2014 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2014 pg. 31
Shelf Awareness 09/02/2014
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 76
BookPage 09/01/2014

About the Author
JENNIFER L. HOLM's father was a pediatrician and she grew up listening to him talk about the wonder of antibiotics and how science could change the world. Today Jennifer is the NY Times bestselling author of three Newbery Honor Books, as well as the co-creator of the Babymouse series (a 2013 Eisner Award Winner) and Squish series, which she collaborates on with her brother Matthew Holm.