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    Octavia Boone's Big Questions About Life, the Universe, and Everything
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    Octavia Boone's Big Questions About Life, the Universe, and Everything

    Written by Rebecca Rupp

    Narrated by Ellen Grafton

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    About this audiobook

    Octavia's best friend, Andrew, wants to know why time runs forward instead of backward, or if it's possible to talk to an alien jellyfish. Octavia has much bigger questions on her mind:

    Why do bad things happen, like Hurricane Katrina and 9/11?

    What is the meaning of life?

    Is there a God?

    Octavia's father is convinced that art and Henry David Thoreau hold the key to life. Her mother, Ray, though, has always been seeking greater meaning-up until now. Octavia's problem is not only that her parents have different answers to the big questions but that their answers are threatening to tear her family apart.

    Could it be that some questions are too big to have just one answer?

    Could it be that the universe is far wider than Octavia's-or perhaps anyone's-view of it?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 14, 2010
    ISBN9781441889447
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    Octavia Boone's Big Questions About Life, the Universe, and Everything
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    Rebecca Rupp

    Rebecca Rupp has written more than a dozen books for children and adults, including Weather! and How Carrots Won the Trojan War. She holds a PhD in cell biology and biochemistry and has written hundreds of articles for magazines, including Country Journal, Early American Life, Mother Earth News, Natural History, and Utne Reader. She lives in Vermont.

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      An exceptionally well-written novel that poses provocative questions honestly and thoughtfully. Plenty of both humor and poignancy. Octavia Boone is a wonderfully appealing character.