Winner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize and the TD
CCBC Canadian Children's Literature Award
Kip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric
girl cousins, including Emily, who thinks she's a dog. Gran's house is
about to be demolished, so anything goes, whether it's drawing maps on
the walls or sawing off the knob at the bottom of the banister for a
smoother ride.
When Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late
father kept as a teenager. He's bewildered by what he finds: puzzling
lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings and business cards -- all
accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young
operative who is carrying out a secret plan to infect teenagers with a
cell-altering virus.
This wonderful novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks -- quirky
characters, insight and wit -- underpinned by resonant themes of family,
memory and the creative imagination.