Mrs. Tickham didn't mean to vacuum up the poor squirrel in her garden. Her new Ulysses Super-Suction, Multi-Terrain 2000X vacuum cleaner simply got away from her.
And Ulysses didn't know that being sucked into a vacuum cleaner would turn him into the world's first real squirrel superhero. He was just trying to find a snack.
But, well, it happened. Ulysses was sucked into the vacuum cleaner, and now he can lift heavy objects, fly, and leap tall buildings in a single bound! (Unfortunately, he's still very hungry.)
When Flora, a devoted comic book fan, rushed to Ulysses' rescue, she certainly couldn't have predicted that she would stumble upon her very own, real-life rodent superhero!
Unfortunately Flora's mother is disgusted by the thought of a squirrel in her house, and she says that Ulysses simply cannot stay. But Flora doesn't want Ulysses to go. She has realized very quickly that there's something special about Ulysses, and it isn't just his ability to fly or lift really heavy things above his head with only one paw. (It isn't just his talent for writing beautiful squirrel poetry, either, although that's certainly part of it.)
To Flora, the most special thing about Ulysses is that he believes in her...and he may just be the best friend she's ever had.
Now it's up to Flora, for the first time in her life, to be the one to save the day. And with her very own superhero squirrel by her side, she might just be up for the challenge!
This newest novel from famed children's author and 2014 Children's Literature Ambassador Kate DiCamillo is as sweet as it is squirrely. Readers of all ages will fall in love with Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures.
