It came from the sky: a novel
(Book)
Author:
Published:
Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Fire, [2020].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
504 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 670L
Rating:
Ages 14-18.
Status:
Description
Gideon and Ishmael Hofstadt, ages sixteen and seventeen, accidentally start a hoax that aliens have landed, turning their town of Lansburg, Pennsylvania, into a circus. Told through narrative, police interviews, text messages, blog posts, and more.--
When one of his science experiments went wrong, Gideon Hofstadt and his older brother Ishmael blamed the resulting explosion on extraterrestrial activity. Their lie was embraced by the town. As the brothers go to increasingly greater lengths to keep up the ruse and avoid getting caught, the hoax flourishes. There are UFO sightings, close encounters-- even abductions! Soon Lansburg, Pennsylvania was invaded-- not by aliens, but by believers, Truth Seekers, and, above all, people who looked to the sky and hoped for more. Can Gideon find a way to banish the aliens before Lansburg, and his life, are changed forever? -- adapted from jacket
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Location
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Status
Guilford YA Fiction
YA SEDOTI
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Hamden/Miller Teen Fiction
TEEN/FIC/SEDOTI
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Ivoryton Young Adult Fiction
YA SED
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Orange/Case Teen Fiction Book
T Fiction Sedoti
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West Haven Main Young Adult Fiction
YA FIC SEDOTI
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Brothers -- Fiction.
Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction.
Extraterrestrial beings -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Families -- Pennsylvania -- Juvenile fiction.
Hoaxes -- Fiction.
Hoaxes -- Juvenile fiction.
Pennsylvania -- Fiction.
Pennsylvania -- Juvenile fiction.
Unidentified flying objects -- Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction.
Extraterrestrial beings -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Families -- Pennsylvania -- Juvenile fiction.
Hoaxes -- Fiction.
Hoaxes -- Juvenile fiction.
Pennsylvania -- Fiction.
Pennsylvania -- Juvenile fiction.
Unidentified flying objects -- Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Other Subjects
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781492673026, 1492673021
Lexile code:
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure:
670
Notes
Description
Gideon and Ishmael Hofstadt, ages sixteen and seventeen, accidentally start a hoax that aliens have landed, turning their town of Lansburg, Pennsylvania, into a circus. Told through narrative, police interviews, text messages, blog posts, and more.--,Provided by Publisher.
Description
When one of his science experiments went wrong, Gideon Hofstadt and his older brother Ishmael blamed the resulting explosion on extraterrestrial activity. Their lie was embraced by the town. As the brothers go to increasingly greater lengths to keep up the ruse and avoid getting caught, the hoax flourishes. There are UFO sightings, close encounters-- even abductions! Soon Lansburg, Pennsylvania was invaded-- not by aliens, but by believers, Truth Seekers, and, above all, people who looked to the sky and hoped for more. Can Gideon find a way to banish the aliens before Lansburg, and his life, are changed forever? -- adapted from jacket
Target Audience
Ages 14-18.,Sourcebooks Fire.
Target Audience
Grades 10-12.,Sourcebooks Fire.
Target Audience
HL670L,Lexile
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Sedoti, C. (2020). It came from the sky: a novel. Sourcebooks Fire.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Sedoti, Chelsea. 2020. It Came From the Sky: A Novel. Sourcebooks Fire.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Sedoti, Chelsea, It Came From the Sky: A Novel. Sourcebooks Fire, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Sedoti, Chelsea. It Came From the Sky: A Novel. Sourcebooks Fire, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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