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"Bernard and his newfound friends - revolutionary rats, wise-cracking cats, and coffee-chugging squirrels, to name a few - will delight and inspire readers of all ages!" - Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery Medal-winning author of Hello, UniverseThe drowsy Dormouse from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is transported to modern-day New York City for the adventure of a lifetime in this middle grade novel that's perfect for fans of Stuart Little and written by critically acclaimed author Cara Hoffman.When a girl in a blue dress crashes the Mad Hatter's eternal tea party, the sleepy Dormouse feels more awake than he has in a long time. He wishes he could follow her and be a part of her adventure.And as luck would have it, a surprising twist of fate sends the Dormouse on an adventure of his own, where he must not fall asleep. For he is destined to save a magical world outside Wonderland, and it will take all his courage - and a few new friends - to do it.
About the Author
Cara Hoffman is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Running (a New York Times Editor's Choice) , Be Safe I Love You (nominated for a Folio Prize) and So Much Pretty (New York Times Best Suspense Novel of 2011) . She has written for Rolling Stone, the New York Times, The Paris Review, and National Public Radio, among others, and has been a visiting writer at University of Oxford. She lives in Manhattan and teaches at the Stonecoast MFA program at University of Southern Maine.
