“Hilarious . . . Readers with a finely tuned sense of the absurd are going to adore the Technicolor ride.”
—Booklist
“Fantasy done to a clever, grotesque, nonsensical turn.” —Chicago Sun-Times
“A work of mischievous imagination and outrageous invention.” —Time Out Chicago
“An extraordinary and delightfully weird romp that’s one part China Mieville, one part Lemony Snicket, with trace amounts of Madeline L’Engle and Roald Dahl . . . Kennedy has filled 400+ pages with a series of strange turn-ups and adventures that grow progressively more outlandish and funny, such that when you think he’s surely run out of runway and must crash, he finds new, unsuspected weirdness to explore.” —Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother, For The Win, and co-editor of Boing Boing
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Friday, April 4, 2025
I am speaking at The Harley School (1981 Clover Street, Rochester, NY) about The Order of Odd-Fish, the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, and much more! Book signing to follow. Free and open to the public. 6:30 pm. More details here.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
The ROCHESTER, NY screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. At the George Eastman Museum (900 East Ave) in the Dryden Theater. Hosted by me and the legendary Bruce Coville (author of My Teacher is an Alien and more). 2 pm. Get your FREE tickets here.
Saturday, April 12, 2025
The BOSTON screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Hosted by me and Rebecca Kim Wells (author of Briar Girls, Shatter the Sky, and Storm the Earth). At the Boston Public Library, in Rabb Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square (700 Boylston Street). 3 pm. Get your FREE tickets here.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
The MINNEAPOLIS screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Hosted by me and Jacqueline West (author of Long Lost, The Books of Elsewhere, The Collectors, and more). At the Minneapolis Central Library (300 Nicollet Mall) in Pohlad Hall. Get your FREE tickets here.
Saturday, May 3, 2025
The SAN ANTONIO screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. In the H-E-B Performance Hall at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts (100 Auditorium Circle). Hosted by me and Claudia Villarreal (author of The Bully Who Learned to Love). Made possible by our partners at the Bexar County Digital Library Bibliotech and H-E-B Read 3. 11 am. Get your FREE tickets here.
Friday, May 30, 2025
The TACOMA, WA screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. At Grant Center for the Expressive Arts (2510 N 11th St.). Hosted by me and Tacoma’s own Doug Mackey. 5 pm. Get your FREE tickets here.
