Wonderland: A Novel

Mavis Jeeter is fearless and bold, but she has never lived in one place long enough to have a real best friend. Her flighty mother has uprooted them again to another new home and taken a job as a housekeeper for the Tully family. Mavis wants this home to be permanent—which means finding herself a best friend.

Rose Tully is a worrier who feels like she doesn’t quite fit in with the other girls in her neighborhood. Her closest friend is Mr. Duffy, but he hasn’t been himself since his dog died. Rose may have to break a few of her mother’s many rules to help Mr. Duffy—and find someone who really understands her.

Henry has run away from home, but he craves kindness and comfort—and doesn’t know where to look for them.

When Mavis and Rose hatch a scheme to find Mr. Duffy a new dog, their lives and Henry’s intersect—and they all come to find friendship in places they never expected.

Don't miss Barbara O'Connor's other heartwarming middle-grade titles:

Wish

How to Steal a Dog

Greetings from Nowhere

Beethoven in Paradise

Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia

The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis

On the Road to Mr. Mineo's

Halfway to Harmony

and Dream, the standalone companion to Wish, coming to bookstores on 8/26/25!