Center of the Universe 7

Dory has the skills, she has the drive, and she has the lightning bolt cleats to lead her team to victory. Then she meets Valentina. Valentina has double lightning bolts on her cleats. She doesn't whiff when she kicks the ball. And she says she was swatting a bee, not slowing Dory down, when Dory nearly beat her at Red Light Green Light. To make matters more confusing, everyone seems to love Valentina's ideas more than they love Dory's. So when even Dory's imaginary nemesis, Mrs. Gobble Gracker, appears to lose interest in terrorising her, Dory knows it's time for an emergency call to her fairy godmother, Mr. Nuggy. But she couldn't have guessed who'd be listening in. This soccer situation just took on cosmic proportions! Brimming with hilarity and you'll-never-guess twists and turns, Dory discovers that the universe is way bigger than she thought-so big, there might be space for two friends at the centre of it.

Review: "Abby Hanlon's Dory Fantasmagory series is some of the best children's literature in years." -New York Magazine

"Genuinely, Dory is the series that readers at our store have reacted to most passionately...The humor in these books-there is nothing like it." -Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author and Books Are Magic bookstore owner


Praise for Dory Fantasmagory

"Irresistible." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Time spent with Dory is time well spent." -Publishers Weekly, starred review

"AMAZING!" -Betsy Bird, Fuse 8 Blog, School Library Journal

Praise for The Real True Friend

"Hilarious!" -Publishers Weekly, starred review

"It's genius." -Travis Jonker, 100 Scope Notes Blog

"Dory is as likable a kid heroine as I've encountered in a decade." -Boston Globe

Praise for Dory Dory Black Sheep

"A true triumph." -Publishers Weekly Shelf Talker

Praise for Head in the Clouds

"Marvelous." -The New York Times

Praise for Center of the Universe

"Delightful Dory is back, in all her chaos and hilarity...[Center of the Universe] doesn't disappoint with its laugh out loud antics and humorous illustrations." -School Library Journal