

Spunky characters spot-on pacing, providing perfectly timed plot revelations and fully imagined worlds make this a charming winner." - Booklist, starred review celebrates the imagination and the connection writers feel with their stories. that continues with book two, A Week Without Tuesday. Along the way, she learns what it means to be a writer and how difficult it can sometimes be to get all the way to The End.įinding Serendipity by Angelica Banks, with illustrations by Stevie Lewis, is the first in a series. Here, Tuesday befriends the fearless Vivienne Small, learns to sail an enchanted boat, tangles with an evil pirate, and discovers the truth about her remarkable dog. In their quest to find Serendipity, they discover the mysterious and unpredictable place that stories come from. When Tuesday McGillycuddy and her beloved dog, Baxterr, discover that Tuesday's mother-the famous author Serendipity Smith-has gone missing, they set out on a magical adventure. " sweet-toned, summer-fun story." - The New York Times Book Review

This story is perfect for readers aged 8 to 12 and those adults that need a reminder that the best things happen when they go where serendipity takes them! It is a must read.A magical journey into the land where stories come from Tuesday will add a few twists of her own to the adventure to make it all end happily. But THE END is not what they expect, and they must team up with none other than Vivienne Small against the evil pirate Mothwood. Tuesday and Baxterr manage to get into what they think Serendipity was writing: THE END of the Vivienne Small series. So it’s up to Tuesday and her dog Baxterr to mount a rescue by …what else, writing their own adventure story. The magic typewriter won’t work for just anyone, only those who have a story inside them. Now Serendipity Smith is missing and though Tuesday’s father wants to rescue her, he cannot. It’s the place where writers go to get their inspiration and can live in the adventures they create.

But she never imagined her mother was keeping secrets from her! Her mother has a magic typewriter that turns words into silvery threads capable of flying those who create them to an amazing fantasy world. She’s not supposed to tell anyone her mother is the famous author Serendipity Smith creator of the Vivienne Small adventure series. Australian authors Heather Rose and Danielle Wood (writing as Angelica Banks) have created a tale that will both delight and inspire children and adults alike, especially those who aspire to be writers!Įleven-year old Tuesday McGillycuddy is used to keeping secrets.
