Questions can be tricky things. Everyone has their own way of dealing with them. India Tompkins can charm her way out of answering most of them. Finn Tompkins is too quiet to be asked in the first place. And Mouse Tompkins? She’s a genius—she’s used to having all the answers.
But when they find themselves trapped in Falling Bird—a city seemingly without logic—the Tompkins kids are facing a whole slew of impossible questions, all demanding answers, and not even Mouse knows how to solve these.
How do you find your way home when you aren’t even on the map? What’s the fastest way to wrap your brain around a problem when time itself keeps getting away from you? And if your life at home wasn’t perfect, can you be sure you really want to go back?
NOMINEE
| 2013 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
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| 2013 Arkansas Charlie May Simon Master List
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| 2012 Alabama Camellia Children’s Choice Award
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| 2012 Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year
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| 2011 Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
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| 2011 Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books
Gennifer Choldenko was the youngest in a family of four kids, where her nickname was “Snot-Nose.” Her quirky sense of humor made its debut at the dinner table when Gennifer was a very little kid. She is the author of seven children’s books, including Notes from a Liar and Her Dog, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period; and Al Capone Shines My Shoes.
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Questions can be tricky things. Everyone has their own way of dealing with them. India Tompkins can charm her way out of answering most of them. Finn Tompkins is too quiet to be asked in the first place. And Mouse Tompkins? She’s a genius—she’s used to having all the answers.
But when they find themselves trapped in Falling Bird—a city seemingly without logic—the Tompkins kids are facing a whole slew of impossible questions, all demanding answers, and not even Mouse knows how to solve these.
How do you find your way home when you aren’t even on the map? What’s the fastest way to wrap your brain around a problem when time itself keeps getting away from you? And if your life at home wasn’t perfect, can you be sure you really want to go back?
Awards
NOMINEE
| 2013 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
SELECTION
| 2013 Arkansas Charlie May Simon Master List
NOMINEE
| 2012 Alabama Camellia Children’s Choice Award
SELECTION
| 2012 Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year
SELECTION
| 2011 Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
SELECTION
| 2011 Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books
Gennifer Choldenko was the youngest in a family of four kids, where her nickname was “Snot-Nose.” Her quirky sense of humor made its debut at the dinner table when Gennifer was a very little kid. She is the author of seven children’s books, including Notes from a Liar and Her Dog, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period; and Al Capone Shines My Shoes.
View titles by Gennifer Choldenko
