The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez

Praise for The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez: “Funny, warm, and written in magnetic verse that just flows off the page, The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez was unputdownable. Alex's determination had me rooting for him from start to finish, and the teacher in me leapt for joy to see all the characters get to experience the ending they deserved. Jasminne Paulino is now an auto-buy author for me.” —Andrea Beatriz Arango, author of Newbery Honor Book Iveliz Explains It All and the Pura Belpré Honor Book Something Like Home “This is a book kids need about shattering the limits others put on you. Saying out loud what you think, feel, and need. Standing up for and believing in yourself—and others. And, just like the first astronauts on the moon, taking that one small step that changes everything.”  —Lisa Fipps, author of Printz Honor Book Starfish “A story of finding your strength and believing in yourself. Young readers will dream big with Alex and shoot for the stars.” —Adrianna Cuevas, author of Pura Belpre Honor book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez and Edgar Award winner The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto “Jasminne Paulino is a master of language and languages. She is a poet of English, of Spanish, of anxiety, and above all of humanity. She has clearly walked a mile in every pair of shoes there is. Let her take you, untethered, into Alex's orbit and you will see triumph.” —Chris Lynch, author of National Book Award finalist Inexcusable and Walkin' The Dog