Awards and Honors2010 ALA Notable Children’s Books, Older Readers; ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2010; Booklist The Best of Editors’ Choice 2009; Bulletin Blue Ribbons 2009, Fiction; Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2009; VOYA 2009 Best Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
The suburbs are presented in a unique way in fifteen odd, whimsical, and haunting stories. Whether it is an "old palace garden" discovered inside a house or an expedition to the literal edge of a suburb, these tales follow children's lives on the margins of suburbia-the overgrown lots, movie theaters, highway underpasses, backyards, and sidewalks. These everyday spaces are invaded by a water buffalo, walking stick figures, a man in a diving suit, and other surprises. Full-color illustrations. A 2010 ALA Notable Children's Book.
Your middle-school readers will thrill to new futures, fantasy realms, and alternate realities. Readers will look forward to discovering a new world monthly with the 14 books in this category.