New York Times bestselling authors Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, masterminds of classic middle-grade fiction, come together to craft a magical story about the enduring power of friendship.It's been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy's grandmother in Australia. Now that she's back, Livy has the feeling she's forgotten something really, really important about Gran's house.
It turns out she's right.
Bob, a short, greenish creature dressed in a chicken suit, didn't forget Livy, or her promise. He's been waiting five years for her to come back, hiding in a closet like she told him to. He can't remember who-or what-he is, where he came from, or if he even has a family. But five years ago Livy promised she would help him find his way back home. Now it's time to keep that promise.
Clue by clue, Livy and Bob will unravel the mystery of where Bob comes from, and discover the kind of magic that lasts forever.
WENDY MASS is the
New York Times-bestselling author of The Candymakers series and many other novels for young readers, including the Schneider Family Book Award-winner
A Mango-Shaped Space,
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (which was made into a feature film),
Every Soul a Star,
Pi in the Sky, the Twice Upon a Time series, and the Willow Falls series that began with
11 Birthdays. She and her family live in New Jersey.
REBECCA STEAD is the
New York Times-bestselling author of
When You Reach Me, winner of the Newbery Medal;
Liar & Spy;
First Light; and
Goodbye Stranger. Her work has been also been awarded the
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Fiction and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. She lives in New York City with her family and their lazy but beautiful cat.
