Afternoon of the Elves

<b><b>A Newbery Honor Book</b><br> <b>An American Library Association Notable Children's Book</b><br> <b>A <i>School Library Journal </i>Best Book of the Year</b> <p/>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. All you have to do is look deep.</b> <p/><i>Anything might happen in Sara-Kate's backyard. For that matter anything </i>was <i>happening.</i> <p/>For nine-year-old Hillary Lenox being friends with Sara-Kate Connolly is a complicated business. 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. 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. <p/>Hillary is amazed by the delicate houses the miniature well even an intricate Ferris wheel made of bicycle wheels and popsicle sticks. But the more time she spends in Sara-Kate's yard the more questions she has. 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.