Publisher, Harper Audio (May 2006)

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"Like a lazy summer day, the novel induces that exhilarating feeling that one has all the time in the world." -The Horn Book (starred review)

"There is a great deal of humor in this gentle story about a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life." —School Library Journal (starred review)

"Perkins writes with subtle, wry humor about perceptive moments that will speak directly to readers." —ALA Booklist (starred review)

She wished something would happen. Something good. To her. Looking at the bright, fuzzy picture in the magazine, she thought, Something like that. Checking her wish for loopholes, she found one. Hoping it wasn't too late, she thought the word soon.

About the Author: LYNNE RAE PERKINS is the author of several picture books, including The Broken Cat and Snow Music, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book and a Book Sense Top Ten Pick. Her first novel, All Alone in the Universe, was named an ALA Notable Book, an ALA Booklist Editors' Choice, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book, and a Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book for Children, among other honors. Lynne Rae Perkins lives with her family in northern Michigan.