“T.S. Spivet, 12-year-old boy genius and cartographer, is a fresh character who will share the wonders of seeing the world through adolescent eyes like no other, making sense of the world by mapping, charting and illustrating everywhere he goes. When the Smithsonian Institution, unaware of his age, offers T.S. a prestigious award, he decides to hop on a train which takes him on a journey from his ranch in Montana to the capital. Reif Larsen has a remarkably original and touching achievement in this first novel. Beautiful maps and illustrations will delight and amaze readers. Truly a must-read!”

“In The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, which is full of observations and maps, we see the world through the eyes of a Cheerios-obsessed 12-year-old with the wisdom of an old soul. This book is funny, tender, heartwarming, heartbreaking, and full of insight. On every page there was something that I wanted to read aloud to anyone who would listen.”