The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller

She also has a new friend in Dari who is here from India with his parents. Luckily, she has the support of her best friend Twig who keeps school interesting with her big personality. She is worried about her botanist mother and a little angry at her too.

Her mom seldom leaves her room and seems to have turned into not-Mom. Twelve-year-old Natalie is having a bad year. With their help, Natalie begins an unforgettable journey to discover the science of hope, love, and miracles. Her friends step up to show her that talking about problems is like taking a plant out of a dark cupboard and exposing it to the sun. Her mother has been suffering from depression, and Natalie is positive that the flowers’ magic will inspire her mom to fall in love with life again.īut she can’t do it alone. With the prize money, she can fly her botanist mother to see the miraculous Cobalt Blue Orchids-flowers with the resilience to survive against impossible odds. When Natalie’s science teacher suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, she thinks it could be the perfect solution to all of her problems. This is an uplifting story about friendship, family, and the complicated science of the heart. The spectacular debut novel from the Newbery Award winning author of When You Trap a Tiger. 'Holy moly!!! This book made me feel.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR 'A compassionate glimpse of mental illness accessible to a broad audience.' ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) 'Natalie's Korean heritage is sensitively explored, as is the central issue of depression.' ( Publishers Weekly) Named one of the best books of the year by: Think The Fourteenth Goldfish meets The Thing About Jellyfish. With their help, Natalie begins an uplifting journey to discover the science of hope, love, and miracles.Ī vibrant, loving debut about the coming-of-age moment when kids realize that parents are people, too. Which means it's time for Natalie's friends to step up and show her that talking about a problem is like taking a plant out of a dark cupboard and giving it light.

Natalie's mother has been suffering from depression, and Natalie is sure that the flowers' magic will inspire her mom to love life again. There's prize money, and if she and her friends win, then she can fly her botanist mother to see the miraculous Cobalt Blue Orchids - flowers that survive against impossible odds. When Natalie's science teacher suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, Natalie thinks that this might be the perfect solution to all of her problems. Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific process to 'save' her mother from depression is what Booklist calls 'a winning story full of heart and action'.

The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller