A Newbery Honor Book
An American Library Association Notable Childrens Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Janet Taylor Lisles captivating Newbery Honor book explores how, like friendship, magic can emerge when you least expect itand when you need it most. All you have to do is look deep.
Anything might happen in Sara-Kates backyard. For that matter, anything was happening.
For nine-year-old Hillary Lenox, being friends with Sara-Kate Connolly is a complicated business. Sara-Kates clothes dont match, her hairs a mess, and shes known to spit at people when they make her mad. But when Sara-Kate shows Hillary the tiny elf village in her overgrown backyard, Hillary decides she cant be as awful as all that.
Hillary is amazed by the delicate houses, the miniature well, even an intricate Ferris wheel made of bicycle wheels and popsicle sticks. But the more time she spends in Sara-Kates yard, the more questions she has. How come they never go inside Sara-Kates house? Why is Sara-Kate sometimes missing from school? And why hasnt Hillary ever seen Sara-Kates mom? If Hillary can just look deep enough, she hopes, she will uncover the secrets of the elvesand of her new friend.
