First published 2023
Antoinette has lost her father, though not in the way you might think. He won't be found among the mismatched socks and forgotten toys that fill the Shop Where the Lost Things Go. When Antsy herself becomes lost, she finds this strange place where every missing object eventually arrives. The shop holds childhood treasures, carelessly dropped headphones, and countless other items people have mislaid over the years. But the shop offers more than lost objects. Doors open to reveal other worlds, each one different from the last. Antsy can step through these portals and explore infinite possibilities. Yet leaving the shop proves harder than entering it. Each door she passes through demands payment. The shop teaches Antsy a difficult truth about loss and growing up. Some things, once gone, cannot be recovered.
Genres: fiction, fantasy, magical-realism, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, portal-fantasy
Setting: Shop Where the Lost Things Go
208 pages · ebook · Tordotcom