KELLY, Erin Entrada. Hello, Universe. [NY]: Greenwillow Books [2017]. 8vo, [vi] 314pp. Navy boards with spine stamped in red and front in blind. Red endpapers. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed). Signed by the author, Erin Entrada Kelly!

 

First edition. 2018 Newbery Medal Winner! In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas, Valencia Somerset, Kaori Tanaka, and Chet Bullens 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 missing Virgil. Through luck, smarts, bravery, and a little help from the universe, a rescue is performed, a bully is put in his place, and friendship blooms.