In the tradition of Counting by 7s and Three Times Lucky,
critically acclaimed author Jessica Lawson returns with her fourth
whimsical, lyrical, and heartfelt middle grade novel about a girl who's
desperately trying to keep her life together, when everything seems to
be falling apart.
In the weeks leading up to Gilbreth, New York's annual AutumnFest,
twelve-year-old woodcraft legacy Minna Treat is struggling with looming
deadlines, an uncle trying to hide Very Bad News, and a secret personal
quest. When she discovers mysterious bottle messages under one of the
village's 300-year-old bridges, she can't help but wonder who's leaving
them, what they mean, and, most importantly...could the messages be for
her?
Along with best friend Crash and a mystery-loving newcomer full of
suspicious theories, Minna is determined to discover whether the bottles
are miraculously leading her toward the long-lost answers she's been
looking for, or drawing her into a disaster of historic proportions.