Reviews

"At twelve, many of us dreamed of sealing our legacy with a time capsule - mine sadly was crushed in red clay as my hometown street was widened. No such fate for Tommy Johnson, who pursues his dream with cunning matched with perseverance, his beloved girlfriend Mignon at his side. An insightful journey for young and old readers..." -- Sylvia Wilkinson, author of Big Cactus and On the 7th day God Created the Chevrolet and The Stainles "Book Jacket"

"In 12-year-old Tommy Johnson, Capetanos has achieved something remarkable. In this age of irony, he's given us a protagonist utterly lacking in cynicism. But as Tommy will learn in the course of a few short months, when you open yourself up fully to the world, you risk experiencing the pain that world can... deal out in out in return." -- Steve Kloves, director of "The Fabulous Baker Boys" and "Flesh And Bone"; screenwriter of "Wonder B "Book Jacket"

"It's been awhile since Leon Capetanos was 12, but he remembers it all in this beguiling novel of young people at the turning point. This sweet book, which brings Thornton Wilder to mind, spins itself out effortlessly and charms us back to the time we were 12 and struggling to understand the way forward." -- David Freeman, author of "A Hollywood Education," "One Of Us," and "It's All True" among other books "Book Jacket"