{"product_id":"ellie-engle-saves-herself-9781368085557","title":"Ellie Engle Saves Herself","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning YA author Leah Johnson comes her magical middle grade debut: a laugh-until-you-cry, cry-until-you-laugh story about an ordinary girl whose life is turned upside down by some extraordinary powers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Best of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2023 by School Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 LGBTQ+ Middle Grade Lambda Literary Award The Bank Street Best Books of the Year List, 2024 (Star for Outstanding Merit) Selected for the ALA Booklist Rainbow List, 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEllie Engle doesn't stand out. Not at home, where she's alone with her pet fish since her dad moved away and her mom has to work around the clock . Not at the bakery, where she helps out old Mr. Walker on the weekends. And definitely not at school, where her best friend Abby--the coolest, boldest, most talented girl in the world--drags Ellie along on her never-ending quest to \"make her mark.\" To someone else, a life in the shadows might seem boring, or lonely. But not to Ellie. As long as she has Abby by her side and a comic book in her hand, she's quite content. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToo bad life didn't bother checking in with Ellie. Because when a freak earthquake hits her small town, Ellie wakes up with fantastical powers that allow her to bring anything back to life with just her touch. And when a video of her using her powers suddenly goes viral, Ellie's life goes somewhere she never imagined--or wanted: straight into the spotlight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurviving middle school is hard enough. Surviving middle school when paparazzi are camped out on your front lawn and an international pop singer wants you to use your powers on live tv and you might be in love with your best friend but she doesn't know it? Absolutely impossible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Disney Hyperion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781368085557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e551835 \/ Ellie Engle Saves Herself!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeah Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e always wanted to be a superhero, but she became a writer instead, which she thinks is the next-best thing. Her best-selling debut novel, \u003ci\u003eYou Should See Me in a Crown\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Stonewall Honor Book, the inaugural Reese's Book Club YA Pick, and named one of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Leah lives in Indianapolis, where she writes books about Black girls with big hearts, plays fetch with the best dog in the world, and talks about Miles Morales to anyone who will listen. \u003ci\u003eEllie Engle Saves Herself\u003c\/i\u003e is her middle grade debut. You can find Leah online at ByLeahJohnson.com and on Instagram and Twitter @ByLeahJohnson.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Leah Johnson \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47347945799837,"sku":"9781368085557","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1fdab0d7-8e8c-440e-8443-18b0d68c176c.jpg?v=1761650541","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ellie-engle-saves-herself-9781368085557","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}