Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking new novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo.

It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry — and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting new format — a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by up-and-coming artist K. G. Campbell.

凯特迪卡米洛

1964年出生于美国宾夕法尼亚州，曾获得1998年迈克奈特基金会作家奖金、2001年纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖、2004年纽伯瑞儿童文学奖金奖、2006年波士顿全球号角书奖金奖、2014年纽伯瑞儿童文学奖金奖等诸多奖项。《纽约时报》评论说，凯特已经成为美国当代童书界最耀眼的明星。

日前，美国国会图书馆任命凯特为第四任青少年文学国家大使。她相信故事和书籍的力量，认为故事能将人们联系在一起。凯特表示，她将尽可能地发挥大使的作用，鼓励越来越多的人参与读书计划。