◇ Publishers Weekly's Best Books Summer 2016 ◇ “The book soars…hopeful, glittering.” - The New York Times Book Review ★ Outstanding Merit - Bank Street best of 2017, starred ★ “…a world of imagination and true friendship.” - School Library Connection, starred ★ “As funny and heartwarming as it is gut-punching, thoroughly engaging.” - Shelf Awareness, starred ★ “Entrancing, magical, tragic, and uplifting.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred ★ " Will win over even the most hardened skeptics.” - Publisher's Weekly, starred What begins as a time-travel story ends up a mystery, one that has haunted Ben for as long as he can remember: If friendship is the greatest treasure of all, why can’t it last forever? Paul Griffin’s middle-grade debut will warm your heart as much as it breaks it with the story of two unforgettable kids at the crossroads of love and loss, helping each other find their way home. Rainbow Girl convinces “Sci-Fi Boy” to write a novel with her. Some call her Rainbow Girl for her crazy-colored clothes, but for Ben it’s her laugh, pure magic, the kind that makes you smile away the stormiest day. Scruffy little Flip introduces Ben to fellow book lover Halley-yes, like the comet. That’s why he prefers to hide out in the Coney Island library with his sci-fi novels, until he rescues an abandoned dog from the alley next door. Ben Coffin knows from foster care that people can leave you without a good-bye.
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