Flora & Ulysses

It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences.

The squirrel never saw it coming—the vacuum cleaner, that is. As for self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, she has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, so she is 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.

As they embark on a series of hilarious and touching adventures, Flora finds her own world-view challenged. In this journey of rescue and discovery, she learns to abandon her cynicism for the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kate DiCamillo, this Newbery Medal-winning tale is a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters.