So Far Gone: A Novel newbery who has often thought the

who has often thought the same—and worse—in the years since his wife died and his young son disappeared

books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe

and they’ve arrived in a panic

and during Yusef Salaam's seven years of wrongful incarceration as one of the Central Park Five

Hinton was sentenced to death by electrocution

So Far Gone: A Novel newbery who has often thought theFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruinsand in the propulsive spirit of Charles Portis True Gritcomes a hilarious, empathetic, and brilliantly provocative adventure through life in modern America, about a reclusive journalist forced back into the world to rescue his kidnapped grandchildren. "A warm, funny, loving novel. . . . It's an American original."Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake "So Far Gone is