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Solander Press, 2024

ISBN: 978-1-9595-4828-7

Ages 8 - 12

Book 1: The Galaxy According to Cece

Available in paperback and ebook

Excited about her first year of middle school, CeCe and her friends anticipated all the fun they would have in their new school. That was until the BIG announcement. Her family was moving across the country. Her dad called it the 'great adventure', but to CeCe, it was the 'badventure'.

 

She was starting a new school where she didn't have any friends. What would the kids at school think when they found out she lived in a weird house? What if they don't have a school band? What if they don't have girls' soccer? Would there then be a city league she could join? What if she never makes friends? So many "what ifs" for one eleven-year-old girl to think about.

 

Why would her parents move at such an important time in her life and to such a weird house? And why does everyone in town think the house is haunted?​​

Awards & Distinctions

  • 2026 Chanticleer International Book Awards-CIBA Series Book Awards- Finalist List

  • 2025 Best Indie Book Awards (BIBA)-3 rd Round, Middle Grade

  • 2025 CIPA EVVY Awards-Bronze, Middle Grade Fiction

  • 2024 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards-2 nd Place, Middle Grade

  • 2024 Florida Authors and Publishers Association President’s International Book Awards-Silver, Middle Grade

  • 2024 American Fiction Awards-Finalist, Pre-teen Fiction

  • 2024 NAIWE 2024 Book Awards-Winner, Middle Grade

  • 2024 Chanticleer International Book Awards-Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Awards-Finalist

  • 2024 BookFest Fall Book Awards-Silver, Juvenile, Fiction-family

Reviews

Kirkus: Get It! Recommend

“Roberts effectively captures the thought processes of a tween navigating the stressors of moving, making friends, and acclimating to a new school. CeCe is a well-rounded protagonist with a variety of interests that Roberts ably balances as the story goes on; her girls’ soccer league dreams comfortably sit beside her love of science, which she shares with her astronomer father. The rest of the cast members aren’t sketched out in such detail, but they still serve their narrative purposes well. The potential haunting makes for an intriguing mystery, although its resolution isn’t as intriguing as its setup. Overall, CeCe’s journey is one that many kids will find relatable, and it’s sure to grab and keep their attention. Young readers will enjoy this engaging mystery with a complex protagonist.”

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