Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures (a Middle-Grade Novel about a Cynical Girl and a Superhero Squirrel - For Kids Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7)

A New York Times bestseller!

Available in a paperback edition! The beloved 2014 Newbery Medal winner by former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Kate DiCamillo.

It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry -- and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting format -- a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by artist K. G. Campbell.

Author: Kate DiCamillo
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/13/2016
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780763687649
ISBN10: 0763687642
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Superheroes
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Marriage & Divorce

About the Author
Kate DiCamillo is the beloved author of many books for young readers, including the Orris and Timble, Mercy Watson, and Tales from Mercy Watson's Deckawoo Drive series. Her books Flora & Ulysses and The Tale of Despereaux both received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, she lives in Minneapolis.

K. G. Campbell is the illustrator of Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo and the author-illustrator of Lester's Dreadful Sweaters. He was born in Kenya, raised in Scotland, and now lives in southern California.