THE LOST LIBRARY

Rebecca Stead (Newbery Medal winning and bestselling author of WHEN YOU REACH ME and other titles) and Wendy Mass (award winning and bestselling author of The Candymakers series and other titles) have collaborated on an incredible new middle grade novel, THE LOST LIBRARY.

When a mysterious Little Free Library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.

Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and a long-ago event that none of the grown-ups want to talk about. The two boys start asking questions whose answers will transform not only their own futures, but the town itself.

Told in turn by a ghost librarian named Al, an aging (but beautiful) cat named Mortimer, and Evan himself, The Lost Library is a timeless story from award-winning authors Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass. It's about owning your truth, choosing the life you want, and the power of a good book (and, of course, the librarian who gave it to you).

These are two heavy-hitter authors: Rebecca Stead is the New York Times bestselling author of When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy, First Light, Goodbye Stranger, Bob (with Wendy Mass) and The List of Things That Will Not Change. Her books have been awarded the Newbery Medal, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Fiction and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Wendy Mass is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-nine novels for young people, which have been translated into 26 languages and nominated for 91 state book awards.