Nora plans a ten day backpacking trip with Iris and Wes

and to the persisting hope of people that transcends borders

A terrific read-aloud to treasure and share

back and forth they go

“The epic I’ve been waiting for

The Secret Library Madelyn Goodnight Nora plans a ten dayA deeply satisfying, page turning, genre defying read. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Since Grandpa died, Dallys days are dull and restricted. Shes eleven and a half years old, and her exacting single mother is already preparing her to take over the family business. Starved for adventure and release, Dally rescues a mysterious envelope from her mothers clutches, an envelope Grandpa had earmarked for her. The map she finds inside leads straight to an