The Double Life of Zoe Flynn

Zoe Flynn has a secret.

She used to live in California, in a big old house — the best house in the world really — at 18 Hawk Road. It rambled and creaked and was full of good hiding places. She used to have a best friend named Kellen who lived right down the road, and a dog named Merlin who loved to play with her. But now she lives in a little town in Oregon, and everything has changed.

Now, Zoe has to be careful. Careful that she doesn't tell anyone, not her friends or her teacher or especially that cop who's been watching her, that she doesn't live at 18 Hawk Road anymore. That now her family lives in an old green van that's cramped and dirty and doesn't even work all the time. Zoe's always hoping that someday she'll find her way back home....

Lyrically written by Janet Lee Carey, The Double Life of Zoe Flynn is a moving novel about hope, family, friendship, and the true definition of a home.

Janet Lee Carey grew up in Mill Valley, California, in a house very much like the one in this book. And like Zoe's house, it was surrounded by ancient redwoods that whispered in the night. In the morning, sunlight cut through ocean mist and fingered through the trees. It was in this magic place that Janet first dreamed of writing children's books.

In addition to this book, Janet is also the author of Wenny Has Wings and Molly's Fire. A teacher, she lives with her family near Phantom Lake in Washington.