Someone (or something) has been tampering with the company’s upcoming big-deal rocket launch. This summer was never supposed to be a Twin Thing! The situation soon goes from bad to worse-because the Ellisons haven’t been invited just to participate in the program. Meanwhile, Wiki is looking forward to her first summer on her own, running the family corn stand and outclassing Otto and Sheed Alston.īut the night before Leen’s departure, the twins find out that Wiki has also been accepted into the same camp (even though she didn’t apply). their first summer apart! Genius inventor Leen has been accepted to Petey Thunkle’s world-famous summer training program for STEM prodigies with their eyes on the stars. School’s out, and Wiki and Leen Ellison are facing a new challenge. IndieBound | Amazon | Target | B&N | Bookshop | BAMįrom Edgar Award nominee and WNDB cofounder Lamar Giles, this middle grade adventure stars the Epic Ellison twins as they race to solve the mystery of Cosmos Camp for young geniuses in a stand-alone companion to the Legendary Alston Boys series.
The characters and their reactions to various situations are realistically complicated, creating a believable, relatable story.Epic Ellisons: Cosmos Camp Illustrated by Morgan Bissant - On Sale The narrative successfully integrates all of these elements into a compelling story of young people sorting through conflicting messages and social pressures around sexuality and relationships. The impact of social media, religion, and adults’ handling of these issues is also examined. Without being didactic, this story explores expectations around gender roles and calls out toxic behaviors that even “good guys” are guilty of. One of the girls tires of being labeled a “Baby-Getter” and calls out her child’s father on social media, demanding accountability for the fathers and less focus on the mothers. Local media called it a pregnancy pact, though it was actually the result of multiple snow days and boredom. This happens right after a spate of teen pregnancies in town. Del is the only one taking Healthy Living at school the pastor won’t allow his young parishioners to enroll. Jameer, another Purity Pledger, promises to help Del connect with Kiera in exchange for the one thing Pledgers don’t have-access to accurate information about sexual health.
Del realizes he just became a Purity Pledger, committed to staying ”sexually pure” until marriage. When Kiera and other teens approach the altar during a service, he jumps up to join the youth group so he can spend more time with Kiera. Gr 8 Up–Del Rainey attends church with his mother just to get close to his crush, Kiera Westing.
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