The word “artist” relates the new book to Cartoon Girl, and pairing it with “escape” is a clue to an important theme. I hesitate to say more than that, at least without posting a big “spoiler” warning first. Writing a synopsis that’s enticing but doesn’t give away too much of the plot is challenging enough. But writing one for a sequel is even harder—you can’t give away what happened in the first book, either!
Here’s what I’ve come up with that I hope will whet your appetite without spoiling it:
With sixth-grade graduation behind her, it's time for Anna Mei Anderson to spend her first summer in Michigan. Her plans include visits to the science museum and nature center, a week at volleyball camp, and plenty of time to just hang out. Not in the plan? All the hurdles that threaten to ruin her summer, including the ones that challenge her relationship with both family and friends. In this follow-up to Cartoon Girl, Anna Mei will need to re-examine everything she thinks she knows about friendship.
Escape Artist has been registered with the Library of Congress and will be assigned its ISBN (International Standard Book Number) soon. For now my work is done—it’s time to let this story go and move on to the third one. But it’s nice to know that I can always click here to remind myself of the promise of things to come.
