Here in the Real World

From the author of the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling novel Pax comes a middle grade novel celebrating introverts, dreamers, and misfits. Ware, an introverted dreamer, looks forward to a summer spent in his own world, but his plans are disrupted when he is enrolled in a Rec camp filled with social interactions and activities for 'normal' kids. At the camp, he meets Jolene, a tough and secretive girl. Despite their differences, they find common ground in an abandoned church lot, where Ware builds a castle-like space and Jolene plants a garden. As they create their sanctuary, it becomes threatened, forcing Ware to channel the knights’ code of honor to save their refuge, leading him to discover what being a real-life hero means for two misfit kids.