What Goes Up

"A quirky, heartwarming story of family and friendship. (Fiction. 8-12)"

Gr 4-6--Robyn is afraid for her life. She's just learned that a NASA satellite will be crashing to the earth in a few weeks. NASA says it could hit anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere and probably not even on land, but Robyn knows it's going to land right on the roof of her house. That's because Robyn's house has a magnet roof and everything lands there. Parachuters, frisbees, kites, cats, and more have turned up on Robyn's roof! She has to hurry and find out who her real father is so that she can get him to help her find a new place to stay until the satellite lands or sign a form to help her change her name to something not so fairyish. The last thing she wants on her gravestone is Robyn Tinkerbell Goodfellow! Robyn enlists her best friend in one caper after another in order to get to her goal. Robyn's growth in the story is natural and her resolutions to her problems are thoughtful. VERDICT A quirky, fun story set in a town filled with unique and amusing characters. Recommended to fans of Carl Hiaasen.--Terry Ann Lawler, Burton Barr Library, Phoenix

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"Funny, charming, slightly kooky, and absolutely brimming with heart. Baragrey writes kid characters faced with big problems (finding one's dad) and smaller problems (a NASA satellite about to smash your house) in a way that is warm and surprisingly relatable. I loved these characters and their odd, small-town lives." —Stefan Bachmann, internationally bestselling author of The Peculiar

"With warmth and whimsy, What Goes Up explores the security of friendship, the permanence of family, and the comfort that comes from learning the place you belong." —Caroline Starr Rose, author of May B

"What Goes Up is filled with humor, wit, and warmth. I loved it!" —Juliana Stone, author of Boys Like You

"A quirky, heartwarming story of family and friendship." —Kirkus Reviews