Octavia Boone's Big Questions about Life, the Universe, and Everything

by Rebecca Rupp

Book Overview

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. (Ages 9-12) 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?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763644919
• ISBN13: 9780763644918
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7