Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Gary D. Schmidt's best-selling books have won widespread acclaim while racking up numerous honors. In What Came from the Stars, Tommy is coping with the loss of his mother when he finds a mysterious necklace in his lunchbox. Little does he know that he's now in possession of a planet from across the cosmos - and that he will soon be targeted by the planet's enemies.

Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Gary D. Schmidt's best-selling books have won widespread acclaim while racking up numerous honors. In What Came from the Stars, Tommy is coping with the loss of his mother when he finds a mysterious necklace in his lunchbox. Little does he know that he's now in possession of a planet from across the cosmos - and that he will soon be targeted by the planet's enemies.