Debut author, Meg Shaffer, charms readers in this inventive literary escapade. Kindergarten aide, Lucy Hart is grasping at straws. She desperately needs more money so she can move out on her own and get a car, but working in a school and having a side hustle on Etsy isn't cutting it. She wants to adopt seven year old Christopher, but no caseworker will even consider letting her foster him when she has roommates. Just when she thinks all hope is lost, her and Christopher's favorite children's author, Jack Masterson, has announced a competition that has the potential to change their lives. When Lucy is selected as one of the four contestants to compete on Clock Island, the famous setting of the children's book series, things seemed to be looking up. But what if she's not up for the challenge? In Jack Masterson's series, kids almost always get their wishes granted; but Lucy is no longer a kid. Does she even have a chance? Fantastically narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs and Paul Boehmer, whose childlike glee helps set this narration apart. Whimsical, hopeful, and fun; Shaffer is is sure to gain a following after this stellar debut.
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