Theodore & The 7 Layers of Space, Book 1: Brick & Bird
Enter a strange and amazing new world you've never seen before, but you most likely already live inside. Follow Theodore, a lonely kid who has to Travel through the 7 Layers of Space in order to find a brick and probably save the universe. Unfortunately he has no idea what he's doing or how to do it. While on this adventure, among other things he: hangs out with some Old Timey Automatons, a Magician Detective, several sock puppets (while temporarily becoming one himself), has a deep conversation with a dragon who exists outside of time, has a wild ride on the back of a giant rescue dog, rides a bug rollercoaster with Amelia Earhart's long-lost daughter, and has a root beer with a monkey who is also a ghost.
It's YA Fantasy that dips its wonky toe in tones found in books and spaces like Neil Gaiman's Coraline and the film Spirited Away, with a zesty dose of The Hitchhiker's Guide thrown in for good measure. And it is, I hope, at its base and in its bones, a good and meaningful adventure story. It is about saving the day, but it also about learning to accept ourselves for who we are, and finding our family as we go.
