Hello, Universe is a book written by Erin Entrada Kelly. Released in 2017, it tells how four peoples’ lives intersect when Virgil Salinas gets trapped at the bottom of a well.
Characters[]
- Virgil Salinas
- Valencia Somerset
- Kaori Tanaka
- Chet Bullens
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Publisher's summary[]
Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero).
In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so he can concentrate on basketball.
They 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.
The acclaimed author of Blackbird Fly and The Land of Forgotten Girls writes with an authentic, humorous, and irresistible tween voice that will appeal to fans of Thanhha Lai and Rita Williams-Garcia.
Full summary[]
The book start out with Virgil, who is shy and somewhat socially insecure. He is continually bullied by the neighborhood bully, Chet Bullens, who will follow him home from school taunting him and calling Virgil names. Sometimes, Virgil is beat up by Chet. When arriving home, he then has to tolerate his extraverted, sports-loving family, who call Virgil "turtle," and tell him to just come out of his shell, not realizing that he's just introverted and shy.
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See also[]
- Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Sources[]
- The local library
- Goodreads