The Book of IllusionsAfter losing his wife and two young sons in an airplane crash, professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours in a blur of alcoholic grief and self pity. Then, watching television one night, he sees a clip from a lost film by the silent comedian Hector Mann. Zimmer soon finds himself embarking on a journey around the world to study the works of this mysterious figure, who vanished from sight in 1929. Presumed dead for sixty years, Hector Mann was a

the crisis

and the lovable Mutt

family letters

Defying social barriers

mom called him Richard—there must be a cosmic connection

intelligent advice

including the Newbery Medal-winning The One and Only Ivan and its incredible sequel

While sixteen-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home

especially when it’s all in the family

and hoping her first book will garner attention

Acclaimed for its vivid

and then there is everything that really happened