Journey to an underground world where adventure awaits and heroes are made in this middle grade
novel from the bestselling Pulitzer-nominated author of The Monk of Mokha and Her Right Foot.
When Gran and his family move to Carousel he has no idea that the town is built atop a secret.
Little does he suspect as he walks his sister to school or casually eats a banana that
mysterious forces lurk mere inches beneath his feet tearing up the earth like mini-hurricanes
and causing the town to slowly but surely sink. When Gran's friend the difficult-to-impress
Catalina Catalan presses a silver handle into a hillside and opens a doorway to underground
he knows that she is extraordinary and brave and that he will have no choice but to follow
wherever she leads. With luck on their side and some discarded hockey sticks for good measure
Gran and Catalina might just find a way to lift their town--and the known world--out of danger.
In The Lifters critically acclaimed author Dave Eggers establishes himself as a storyteller
who can entertain and inspire readers of any age. This book is a ripper full of all the good
stuff: adventure mystery and lots of great jokes. - Mac Barnett Caldecott Honor-winning
author of Extra Yarn Full of surprises magic and heart. - Rebecca Stead Newbery
Award-winning author of When You Reach Me [A] cozy contemporary novel about lifting spirits and
rebuilding community through teamwork and imagination. --Publishers Weekly A heart-gladdening
work of allegorical genius. --The Guardian A warm and rewarding read . . .Eggers skillfully
handles the trope of the kids who save the town with plenty of humorous adult cluelessness but
an equal measure of compassion. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Original . .
. and always intriguing. . . . Eggers's story moves along briskly thanks to mounting suspense
and bite-size chapters. --Booklist A Junior Library Guild selection
