About the Book
Bestseller and author
of the popular middle grade series Confectionately Yours Lisa
Papademetriou is back with a magical, page-turning adventure for readers of all ages — a touching tale about destiny and the invisible threads
that link us all, ultimately, to one another.
Kai and Leila are
both finally having an adventure. For Leila, that means a globe-crossing journey to visit family in Pakistan for the summer; for Kai, it means
being stuck with her crazy great-aunt in Texas while her mom looks for a job. In each of their bedrooms, they discover a copy of a blank, old
book called The Exquisite Corpse. Kai writes three words on the first
page — and suddenly, they magically appear in Leila's copy on the other
side of the planet. Kai's words are soon followed by line after line of
the long-ago, romantic tale of Ralph T. Flabbergast and his
forever-love, Edwina Pickle. As the two take turns writing, the tale
unfolds, connecting both girls to each other, and to the past, in a way
they never could have imagined.
A heartfelt, vividly told multicultural story about fate and how our stories shape it.
