Bridge to Bat City -- Ernest Cline

<p><b>From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ernest Cline comes a mostly true tall tale about an unexpected friendship between a young girl and a music-loving colony of bats.</b></p><p> After losing her mother, thirteen-year-old Opal moves in with her uncle Roscoe on the family farm. There, Opal bonds with Uncle Roscoe over music and befriends a group of orphaned, music-loving bats. But just as the farm is starting to feel like home, the bats' cave is destroyed by a big mining company with its sights set on the farmland next. </p><p> If Opal and the bats can fit in anywhere, it's the nearby city of Austin, home to their favorite music and a host of wonderfully eccentric characters. But with people afraid of the bats and determined to get rid of them, it'll take a whole lot of courage to prove that this is where the bats--and Opal--belong. </p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Ernest Cline<br><b>Publisher:</b> Little, Brown Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 04/09/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 320<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.83lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.96h x 5.34w x 1.05d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780316460583<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 03/01/2024<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p><b>Ernest Cline</b> is the bestselling author of Ready Player One, Ready Player Two, and Armada and co-screenwriter of the film adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg. This is his debut middle-grade novel.