The Underdog Parade

During the summer of the drought, a boy must decide if his neighbor’s ark is lunacy or a lifeline.

“[Protagonist] Peter . . . is appealing, and readers will applaud his small triumphs.” —Booklist

“I fell in love with Michael Mihaley’s band of misfit characters. They show us anything is possible with a little bit of faith and a whole lotta heart.” —Barbara J. Taylor, author of All Waiting Is Long

It’s the summer of the drought, but thirteen-year-old Peter “Nemo” Grady has bigger problems on his...