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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2008
Smiles to Go
A teen's perfectly planned life unravels when he learns protons can die.
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272 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Will Tuppence, a meticulous ninth grader, has his life mapped out: a career in astronomy, a dream car, and a family. But when he discovers that protons, the universe's building blocks, can expire, his sense of certainty shatters. As he grapples with this revelation, Will must confront the unpredictability of life and question everything he thought was secure. Can he adapt to a world where even the smallest particles aren't guaranteed to last? Join Will on a journey of discovery and see if he can find stability in a universe full of uncertainties.
From the publisher
Ninth grader Will Tuppence is in control.He plans everything obsessively, from the perfect stargazing night with his crush, Mi-Su, to the regular Saturday-night games of Monopoly with his friends. He’s even planned his entire adulthood: career as an astronomer; mint condition, black 1985 Jaguar XJS/12; two kids. . . .But everything changes the day Will learns one startling fact: protons–those tiny atomic particles, the building blocks to the building blocks of life–can die. The one thing that was so certain in this world to Will has an expiration date.And Will’s carefully planned-out life?Not so certain, either.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 272
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- HL490L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.3
- F&P level
- ~M
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG+
- AR quiz
- 121944
Publication
- Published
- August 25, 2009
- First published
- April 29, 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780064471978
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