A Newbery Honor Book An American Library Association Notable Children\'s Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Janet Taylor Lisle\'s captivating Newbery Honor book explores how, like friendship, magic can emerge when you least expect it--and when you need it most.
How come they never go inside Sara-Kate\'s house? Why is Sara-Kate sometimes missing from school? And why hasn\'t Hillary ever seen Sara-Kate\'s mom? If Hillary can just look deep enough, she hopes, she will uncover the secrets of the elves--and of her new friend..
But the more time she spends in Sara-Kate\'s yard, the more questions she has.
Hillary is amazed by the delicate houses, the miniature well, even an intricate Ferris wheel made of bicycle wheels and popsicle sticks.
But when Sara-Kate shows Hillary the tiny elf village in her overgrown backyard, Hillary decides she can\'t be as awful as all that.
Sara-Kate\'s clothes don\'t match, her hair\'s a mess, and she\'s known to spit at people when they make her mad.
For nine-year-old Hillary Lenox, being friends with Sara-Kate Connolly is a complicated business.
For that matter, anything was happening.
Anything might happen in Sara-Kate\'s backyard.
All you have to do is look deep.
A Newbery Honor Book An American Library Association Notable Children\'s Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Janet Taylor Lisle\'s captivating Newbery Honor book explores how, like friendship, magic can emerge when you least expect it--and when you need it most
