On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old Ashland Children's Festival

On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old Ashland Children's FestivalIn the acclaimed follow up to the #1 international bestseller The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, everyone's favorite curmudgeon is back and as funny and charming as ever with the newest adventures of the Old But Not Dead Club for fans of Frederik Backman and Graeme Simsion. Everyone's favorite octogenarian is back and, together with his pals in the Old But Not Dead Club, he is more determined than ever to wreak havoc and turn a twinkly eye on the

Mars seems a whole lot more inviting—and delicious

how can Jazz resist

While he can muzzle miscreants

2005 Newbery Honor Book

and from her recent fight to get back on the court

acid-free pages of high-quality heavy stock paper take both pen and pencil nicely to invite a flow of inspiration

People Esme has known her whole life suddenly become suspects

and who knows what will happen next

How much will they have to sacrifice before they can be together

sex-crimes detective Livia Lone becomes the target of a hit that barely goes awry—a hit that had been offered to John Rain

Dead in the West

It's the literary equivalent of buried treasure