Journey to an 800 Number

An uptight snob learns to loosen up while spending time with his estranged, down-to-earth dad in this middle grade coming-of-age novel from E.L. Konigsburg, the Newbery Medal–winning author of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

Rainbow “Bo” Maxmillian Stubbs can’t wait for his new life to begin. His mother just married a very rich man, and Bo is going to move into his stepfather’s big house and attend the elite Fortnum School in the fall. Everything is going to be first-cl...