Product Overview
A powerful debut novel in verse about a neurodivergent seventh grader who dreams of traveling to the stars one day.
"This story is about a boy who is certain of his own magic in the midst of the doubtful adults around him. A kid who knows not even the sky, but the stars are the limit. Which makes Paulino's debut...extraordinary." --Jason Reynolds, author of National Book Award finalist Look Both Ways and Newbery Honor Book Long Way Down Seventh grader Alex's favorite things to do are watching YouTube videos of rocket launches with his Papi and spending hours on the NASA website reading about astronauts and planets. He even dreams of going to space one day himself, and knows he'll have to study hard in order to get there. But Alex is in his grade's SC (self-contained) classroom, which means doing the same dull worksheets every day and reading books his sister read back in the third grade. Worst of all, being in SC means nobody thinks he's ready to join Ms. Rosef's mainstream science class--the class Alex knows will be the first step on his path to NASA. When his teacher says "not yet" for the millionth time, Alex decides it's time to make a change. Now he's ready to try everything he can to get the people in his life--his teachers, his parents, and the kids at school--to understand that he, Alex Ramirez, is capable of the extraordinary.Product Details
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780593859315
MSRP: $18.99
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Jasminne Paulino
Audience Type: Children
Published On: 06-03-2025
Extraordinary Orbit Of Alex Ramirez
Jasminne Paulino
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Neurodiversity
- Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
LC Subjects:
- Science
- Study and teaching (Middle school)
- Neurodivergent children
- Hispanic Americans
- Bullies
- Bullying in schools
- Middle schools
- Schools
- Astronautics
- Neurodivergent people
- Bullies and bullying
- Study and teaching
- Novels in verse
Dewey:
FIC
Features:
Price on Product,
Target Age Group:
10 to 14
Physical Info:
0.91" H x 8.47" L x 5.87" W (0.85 lbs) 304 Pages
Number of Units in Package:
1
Product Overview
A powerful debut novel in verse about a neurodivergent seventh grader who dreams of traveling to the stars one day.
"This story is about a boy who is certain of his own magic in the midst of the doubtful adults around him. A kid who knows not even the sky, but the stars are the limit. Which makes Paulino's debut...extraordinary." --Jason Reynolds, author of National Book Award finalist Look Both Ways and Newbery Honor Book Long Way Down Seventh grader Alex's favorite things to do are watching YouTube videos of rocket launches with his Papi and spending hours on the NASA website reading about astronauts and planets. He even dreams of going to space one day himself, and knows he'll have to study hard in order to get there. But Alex is in his grade's SC (self-contained) classroom, which means doing the same dull worksheets every day and reading books his sister read back in the third grade. Worst of all, being in SC means nobody thinks he's ready to join Ms. Rosef's mainstream science class--the class Alex knows will be the first step on his path to NASA. When his teacher says "not yet" for the millionth time, Alex decides it's time to make a change. Now he's ready to try everything he can to get the people in his life--his teachers, his parents, and the kids at school--to understand that he, Alex Ramirez, is capable of the extraordinary.Product Details
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780593859315
MSRP: $18.99
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Paulino, Jasminne
Audience Type: Children
Published On: 06-03-2025
A powerful debut novel in verse about a neurodivergent seventh grader who dreams of traveling to the stars one day.
"This story is about a boy who is certain of his own magic in the midst of the doubtful adults around him. A kid who knows not even the sky, but the stars are the limit. Which makes Paulino's debut...extraordinary." --Jason Reynolds, author of National Book Award finalist Look Both Ways and Newbery Honor Book Long Way Down Seventh grader Alex's favorite things to do are watching YouTube videos of rocket launches with his Papi and spending hours on the NASA website reading about astronauts and planets. He even dreams of going to space one day himself, and knows he'll have to study hard in order to get there. But Alex is in his grade's SC (self-contained) classroom, which means doing the same dull worksheets every day and reading books his sister read back in the third grade. Worst of all, being in SC means nobody thinks he's ready to join Ms. Rosef's mainstream science class--the class Alex knows will be the first step on his path to NASA. When his teacher says "not yet" for the millionth time, Alex decides it's time to make a change. Now he's ready to try everything he can to get the people in his life--his teachers, his parents, and the kids at school--to understand that he, Alex Ramirez, is capable of the extraordinary.