Eleven days. Thirteen clues. And one kid who won´t give up. Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe is part treasure hunt, part wilderness adventure, and all heart.--Alan Gratz, New York Times Bestselling author of Refugee
How far would you go to find something that might not even exist?
All her life, Cricket´s mama has told her stories about a secret room painted by a mysterious artist. Now Mama´s run off, and Cricket thinks the room might be the answer to getting her to come back. If it exists. And if she can find it.
Cricket´s only clue is a coin from a grown-over ghost town in the woods. So with her daddy´s old guidebook and a coat full of snacks stolen from the Cash ´n´ Carry, Cricket runs away to find the room. Surviving in the woods isn´t easy. While Cricket camps out in an old tree house and looks for clues, she meets the last resident of the ghost town, encounters a poetry-loving dog (who just might hold a key to part of the puzzle), and discovers that sometimes you have to get a little lost . . . to really find your way.