In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways.
Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his loud family.
Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and loves everything about nature.
Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister Gen is always following her around.
And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just act normal so that he can concentrate on basketball.
They aren't friends - at least not until Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well. This disaster leads Kaori, Gen, and Valencia on an epic quest to find the missing Virgil. Is it a coincidence that their lives collide? Or are some things just meant to be?
An irresistible story about unlikely friendships from an acclaimed and award-winning author. Erin Entrada Kelly is a Filipino-American writer of children's books. Her work has been translated into several languages and she is a New York Times bestseller. She received the 2018 Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe. Netflix is currently in the process of adapting Hello, Universe into a feature film.
For more information please visit www.erinentradakelly.com Winner of the 2018 Newbery Medal and a Booktrust Great Book Guide Pick. This is a funny and poignant story about unexpected friendships. New York Times bestseller Awarded the Newbery Medal. Netflix is in the process of adapting Hello, Universe into a feature film. First published in the US in 2017 by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. Erin's next book LALANI OF THE DISTANT SEA (also published by Piccadilly Press) will have a year-long PR and marketing campaign, in the US. A Booktrust Great Book Guide Pick.
