How to save the universe without really trying

A 31st-century boy and a 21st-century girl team up to save the universe, evade an evil race of bog mutants, and make a quick pit stop to visit the moon in Dimension Why. John Cusick’s middle grade debut will transport you to a vast fantasy world full of absurd humor that will keep you gasping all the way to the twist ending. Lola Ray was a normal 21st-century girl until a poorly timed sneeze in an X-ray machine flung her a thousand years into the future. To get back home, she’ll have to team up with Phineas T. Fogg, a 31st-century boy whose only friend up until now has been his talking teddy bear and whose overprotective parents have never let him leave his high-tech apartment. Together, Lola and Phin will have to cross the galaxy, brave a mysterious invitation to tea, and escape a race of all-powerful interdimensional beings who are convinced that Lola knows the answer to the universe’s biggest question . . . the question of The End. Time Travel Mishap: A single sneeze in an X-ray machine sends 21st-century Lola Ray a thousand years into the future. Now all she wants is to get home. A Reluctant Hero: Phineas T. Fogg has never left his apartment, but now he has to cross the galaxy to help a strange new friend. A Talking Teddy Bear Sidekick: Phin’s only friend might be more than just a toy with a busted voice box. An Epic Twist Ending: Evade bog mutants and uncover the secret of “The End” in a hilarious adventure you won’t see coming.