A skydiver has landed on the roof and Robyn, rather than panicking, accepts the absurd normalcy of the situation. Robyn, through the remarkable work of author Wen Jane Baragrey, has got it in spades.įrom the first page, there’s breakneck action. It’s hard to define- either a book has it or it doesn’t, and you’ll know it when you read it. In middle grade novels, there’s often a discussion of ‘middle grade voice’. As if a sixth grader who just discovered she’s named after a fairy from a Shakespeare play and who’s attempting to locate her father doesn’t have enough to deal with! Normally it’s just a mild annoyance, but then NASA reports that one of their satellites is about to fall out of orbit and Robyn can’t help but worry that it’s headed straight for her home. Most days, it seems like half the town of Calliope loses something on her roof- kites, cats, bed sheets … a sky diver. Well, not literally, but an awful lots of stuff ends up there. Robyn Tinkerbell Goodfellow’s roof is magnetic. Robyn realizes what she needs to do: find her long-lost dad so he can help her change her name and protect her from the satellite!īoth surprising and relatable, this middle-grade novel will have readers wishing they could move to the small town of Calliope, laugh with the larger-than-life characters, and race against the clock to save Robyn from NASA's mistake. When her class reads A Midsummer Night's Dream, she learns that Robin Goodfellow is a fairy! Which means if the satellite flattens her, everyone will laugh at her name in the news stories. To make matters worse, Robyn discovers that she doesn't just have a fairy middle name. NASA says it will probably land in the ocean, but Robyn knows better-that satellite is headed for her roof. until now!Ī rogue NASA satellite is falling out of orbit and is going to hit Earth. Well, not a real one, but everything seems to land there: paper airplanes, lost kites, socks, cats, and once even a skydiver! In the town of Calliope, Robyn and her magnet roof are famous-for being weird. Robyn Tinkerbell Goodfellow (yes, that's actually her name) has a target on her roof. comes down on Robyn Tinkerbell Goodfellow's roof! Will a rogue NASA satellite crush her house before Robyn can set things right?

What Goes Up by Wen Baragrey