Fuzzy Mud

Random House Children's Book, 2015. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. From the author of the acclaimed bestseller Holes, winner of the Newbery Aw ard and the National Book Award, comes a New York Times bestselling adventu re about the impact we have--both good and bad--on the world we live in. Be careful. Your next step may be your last. Fifth grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh grader Marshall Walsh have been w alking to and from Woodridge Academy together since elementary school. But their routine is disrupted when bully Chad Hilligas challenges Marshall to a fight. To avoid the conflict, Marshall takes a shortcut home through the off-limits woods. Tamaya, unaware of the reason for the detour, reluctantly follows. They soon get lost. And then they find trouble. Bigger trouble th an anyone could ever have imagined. In the days and weeks that follow, the authorities and the U.S. Senate beco me involved, and what they uncover might affect the future of the world. "Sachar blends elements of mystery, suspense, and school-day life into a taut environmental cautionary tale."-Publishers Weekly.