The Fourteenth Goldfish, Jennifer L. Holm
The Fourteenth Goldfish, Jennifer L. Holm
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The Fourteenth Goldfish

Author: Jennifer L. Holm

Narrator: Georgette Perna

Unabridged: 3 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/26/2014


Synopsis

Believe in the possible . . . with this "warm, witty, and wise" New York Times bestselling novel from three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer L. Holm. A perfect read about a child's relationship with her grandfather!
 
Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer.
Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far?
 
Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He’s bossy. He’s cranky. And weirdly enough . . . he looks a lot like Ellie’s grandfather, a scientist who’s always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this pimply boy really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth?
 
With a lighthearted touch and plenty of humor, Jennifer Holm celebrates the wonder of science and explores fascinating questions about life and death, family and friendship, immortality . . . and possibility.

And don’t miss the much-anticipated sequel, The Third Mushroom!

"Warm, witty and wise"—The New York Times

"Awesomely strange and startlingly true-to-life. It makes you wonder what's possible." -- Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me

SUNSHINE STATE AWARD FINALIST!

About The Author

JENNIFER L. HOLM's father was a pediatrician and she grew up listening to him talk about the wonder of antibiotics and how science could change the world. Today Jennifer is the NY Times bestselling author of three Newbery Honor Books, as well as the co-creator of the Babymouse series (a 2013 Eisner Award Winner) and Squish series, which she collaborates on with her brother Matthew Holm.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on June 08, 2017

3 stars! Ellie is eleven years old, lives with her eccentric actress of a mom while her dad is a traveling actor. Ellie has just started the sixth grade, started middle school and is feeling overwhelmed and lost. One day her mother gets a call to pick up her grandfather from the police, and brings......more

Goodreads review by lucky little cat on June 27, 2020

Meh. I didn't find this as endlessly enchanting and heartwarming as other reviewers did. To me, it read like the usual 21st-century slapped-together-in-a-hurry crap that typically gets packaged for middle grade readers as a skinny chapter book. Wow, the author says girls can be scientists, give 'er a......more

Goodreads review by Jenn (One of Many, We are Legion) on September 05, 2014

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. "Endings are sad....but beginnings are exciting." This is one of those books I was invited to read via Netgalley. When I received the invitation, I did not realize this was a middle grad......more


Quotes

Publishers Weekly starred review, May 26, 2014:
“This is top-notch middle-grade fiction with a meaty dilemma, humor, and an ending that leaves room for the possibility of a sequel. “

Booklist starred review, July 1, 2014:
"A great choice for book groups and class discussions as well as individual reading."

New York Times Books Review, August 24, 2014:
"“Youth, old age, life, death, love, possibilities, and – oh yes – goldfish all come together in this warm, witty and wise novel.”

The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, September 2014:
"Holm’s writing is crisp, accessible, and well paced, and her enthusiasm for science and its impact emerges clearly and consistently but not overbearingly, with clear, appreciative nods to the world of theater and its purpose in our lives. Indeed, this novel explores weighty elements of human existence with a light touch, allowing readers to engage with the issues at multiple levels; an excellent appendix of recommended readings encourages exploration and dialogue. This novel would make an ideal classroom read aloud, particularly to expose students to the rich and rewarding STEM fields."


Awards

  • ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • Children's Choice
  • Colorado Children's Book Award
  • Commonwealth Club of California Book Award
  • Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
  • Georgia Children's Book Award
  • Hawaii Nene Award
  • Indiana Young Hoosier Award
  • Iowa Children's Choice Award
  • Kentucky Bluegrass Award
  • Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award
  • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
  • Massachusetts Children's Book Award
  • Nebraska Golden Sower Award
  • New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award
  • New York State Charlotte Award
  • North Carolina Children's Book Award
  • North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
  • Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award
  • Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award
  • Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award
  • Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
  • Utah Children's Book Award