Chris Grabenstein
1) Shine!
Author
Physical Desc
210 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When seventh-grader Piper's father is hired by Chumley Prep, a school where every student seems to be the best at everything, she gets the chance to compete for the prestigious Excelsior Award.
"Shine on! might be the catchphrase of twelve-year-old Piper's hero-astronaut, astronomer, and television host Nellie Dumont Frisse-but Piper knows the truth: some people are born to shine, and she's just not one of them. That fact has never been clearer than...