The Someday Suitcase

By Corey Ann Haydu

Book Overview

Readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish and Goodbye Stranger will find a mysterious magic and unforgettable friendship in The Someday Suitcase, written by the critically acclaimed author of Rules for Stealing Stars.

*2018 Bank Street Books Best Children's Books of the Year*

Clover and Danny are the kind of best friends who make each other even better. They're so important to each other that Clover believes they're symbiotic: her favorite science word, which describes two beings who can't function without the other. But when Danny comes down with a mysterious illness that won't go away, the doctors can't figure out what's wrong with him. So Clover decides to take matters into her own hands by making lists--list of Danny's symptoms, his good days, his bad days.

As the evidence piles up, only one thing becomes clear: Danny is only better when Clover is around.

Suddenly it feels like time is running out for Clover and Danny to do everything they've planned together--to finally see snow, to go on a trip with the suitcase they picked out together. Will science be able to save Danny, or is this the one time when magic can overcome the unthinkable?

Best Friends: Clover and Danny believe they're symbiotic--two beings who can't function without each other. But their powerful bond is put to the ultimate test when one of them gets sick.Science and Magic: When doctors are stumped by Danny's mysterious illness, Clover turns to the scientific method. But she soon wonders if their friendship holds a power that science can't explain.A Heartbreaking Story: A powerful and poignant middle grade novel about holding on to hope, facing loss, and the magic of a friendship that lasts forever.The Someday Suitcase: All they want is to see snow together, a trip they've planned with their special suitcase. As time runs out, their dream feels more important than ever.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006235275X
• ISBN13: 9780062352750
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7