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No Passengers Beyond This Point

Author Gennifer Choldenko On Tour
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Questions can be tricky things. Everyone has their own way of dealing with them. India Tompkins can charm her way out of answering most of them. Finn Tompkins is too quiet to be asked in the first place. And Mouse Tompkins? She’s a genius—she’s used to having all the answers.

But when they find themselves trapped in Falling Bird—a city seemingly without logic—the Tompkins kids are facing a whole slew of impossible questions, all demanding answers, and not even Mouse knows how to solve these.

How do you find your way home when you aren’t even on the map? What’s the fastest way to wrap your brain around a problem when time itself keeps getting away from you? And if your life at home wasn’t perfect, can you be sure you really want to go back?
© Patricia Leeds
Gennifer Choldenko was the youngest in a family of four kids, where her nickname was “Snot-Nose.” Her quirky sense of humor made its debut at the dinner table when Gennifer was a very little kid. She is the author of seven children’s books, including Notes from a Liar and Her Dog, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period; and Al Capone Shines My Shoes. View titles by Gennifer Choldenko
  • NOMINEE | 2013
    Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
  • SELECTION | 2013
    Arkansas Charlie May Simon Master List
  • NOMINEE | 2012
    Alabama Camellia Children’s Choice Award
  • SELECTION | 2012
    Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year
  • SELECTION | 2011
    Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
  • SELECTION | 2011
    Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books

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Questions can be tricky things. Everyone has their own way of dealing with them. India Tompkins can charm her way out of answering most of them. Finn Tompkins is too quiet to be asked in the first place. And Mouse Tompkins? She’s a genius—she’s used to having all the answers.

But when they find themselves trapped in Falling Bird—a city seemingly without logic—the Tompkins kids are facing a whole slew of impossible questions, all demanding answers, and not even Mouse knows how to solve these.

How do you find your way home when you aren’t even on the map? What’s the fastest way to wrap your brain around a problem when time itself keeps getting away from you? And if your life at home wasn’t perfect, can you be sure you really want to go back?

Author

© Patricia Leeds
Gennifer Choldenko was the youngest in a family of four kids, where her nickname was “Snot-Nose.” Her quirky sense of humor made its debut at the dinner table when Gennifer was a very little kid. She is the author of seven children’s books, including Notes from a Liar and Her Dog, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period; and Al Capone Shines My Shoes. View titles by Gennifer Choldenko

Awards

  • NOMINEE | 2013
    Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
  • SELECTION | 2013
    Arkansas Charlie May Simon Master List
  • NOMINEE | 2012
    Alabama Camellia Children’s Choice Award
  • SELECTION | 2012
    Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year
  • SELECTION | 2011
    Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
  • SELECTION | 2011
    Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books

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