# Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures (a Middle-Grade Novel about a Cynical Girl and a Superhero Squirrel - For Kids Ages 8-12 in Grades 3-7) - Hardcover

by **Kate DiCamillo** (Author), **K. G. Campbell** (Illustrator)

****Winner of the 2014 Newbery Medal****

A _New York Times_ bestseller!  
  
Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo.

It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book _Terrible Things Can Happen to You!,_ is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew, with powers of strength, flight, and misspelled poetry -- and that Flora will be changed too, as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart. From #1 _New York Times_ best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters and featuring an exciting format -- a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations, all rendered in black-and-white by artist K. G. Campbell.

### Author Biography

**Kate DiCamillo** is the author of many beloved books for young readers, including _The Tale of Despereaux,_ which received a Newbery Medal; _Because of Winn-Dixie,_ which received a Newbery Honor; _The Tiger Rising,_ a National Book Award Finalist; _The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,_ winner of a _Boston Globe-Horn Book_ Award; _The Magician's Elephant;_ and the best-selling _Mercy Watson_ series. Kate DiCamillo lives in Minneapolis.

**K. G. Campbell** is the author-illustrator of _Lester's Dreadful Sweaters_. He was born in Kenya, raised in Scotland, and now lives in southern California.

**Number of Pages:** 240

**Dimensions:** 0.84 x 8.29 x 6.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 24, 2013

**Award:** National Book Awards (2013)

**Award:** Newbery Medal (2014)

**Award:** Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) (2013)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.3

**Point Value:** 5

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- **Price:** 19.99 USD
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