First published 1987
The cramped streets and dirty buildings of their neighborhood weigh down two young friends who dream of something better. The poverty and ugliness around them feels crushing until they discover they can slip away to other worlds entirely. These strange new places feel like dreams made real, each one different from their harsh city life. The friends travel together through these magical realms, driven by their shared hope that somewhere they will discover the one thing that can fix everything wrong with their world. Their journey becomes a test of friendship as they search for an answer that might not exist. At its heart, this is a story about the power of imagination when reality becomes too much to bear.
Genres: fiction, adventure, fantasy, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, search-for-meaning
Setting: Penguins
Period: 20th-century
1 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Signet