Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery
Bank Street Best Childrenās Book of the Year
āLike its heroine, this contemporary mystery is compelling, offbeat, and fearless.ā āThe Horn Book
āA sensitive, suspenseful mystery that deftly navigates the uncertainty of mental illness.ā āKirkus Reviews
Footer Davis is on the case when two kids go missing after a fire in this humorously honest novel that is full of Southern style.
Here are some things that are true about Footer Davis:
1. She has a BB gun named Louise.
2. Walruses freak her out.
3. Her mom has bipolar disorder.
But she wants you to know that itās not that big a deal. Sheās just Mom, and usually sheās fine except sometimes when she doesnāt take her pills. But right now whatās most important to Footer is what happened to those kids at the Abrams farm. See, there was a fire there a few nights ago, and those kids havenāt been seen since. Pretty sure they got burned up. What Footer and Peavineāthatās her best friendāwant to know is who started the fire?
This middle grade mystery is funny, honest, populated with interesting characters, and Southern to the core. Kirkus Reviews called it āa sensitive, suspenseful mystery that deftly navigates the uncertainty of mental illness.ā