The Someday Suitcase

Readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish and Goodbye Stranger will find a mysterious magic and unforgettable friendship in The Someday Suitcase, written by the critically acclaimed author of Rules for Stealing Stars.

*2018 Bank Street Books Best Children's Books of the Year*

Clover and Danny are the kind of best friends who make each other even better. They’re so important to each other that Clover believes they’re symbiotic: her favorite science word, which describes two beings who can’t function without the other. But when Danny comes down with a mysterious illness that won’t go away, the doctors can’t figure out what’s wrong with him. So Clover decides to take matters into her own hands by making lists—list of Danny’s symptoms, his good days, his bad days.

As the evidence piles up, only one thing becomes clear: Danny is only better when Clover is around.

Suddenly it feels like time is running out for Clover and Danny to do everything they’ve planned together—to finally see snow, to go on a trip with the suitcase they picked out together. Will science be able to save Danny, or is this the one time when magic can overcome the unthinkable?

• Best Friends: Clover and Danny believe they’re symbiotic—two beings who can’t function without each other. But their powerful bond is put to the ultimate test when one of them gets sick.
• Science and Magic: When doctors are stumped by Danny’s mysterious illness, Clover turns to the scientific method. But she soon wonders if their friendship holds a power that science can’t explain.
• A Heartbreaking Story: A powerful and poignant middle grade novel about holding on to hope, facing loss, and the magic of a friendship that lasts forever.
• The Someday Suitcase: All they want is to see snow together, a trip they’ve planned with their special suitcase. As time runs out, their dream feels more important than ever.

“A touch of magic, the promise of snow, and so much love I can barely keep it together to write this sentence. I know Clover and Danny will stick with me for a long, long time.” - Kate Milford, New York Times bestselling author of The Greenglass House

“Beautiful, true, and magical. This book touched my heart.” - Lauren Myracle, author the Wishing Day series

★ “In this moving, exquisitely written story, Corey Ann Haydu explores the thin line between science and magic within an intense bond of friendship.” - Shelf Awareness, starred review

★ “Quietly superb prose...Haydu doesn’t romanticize illness, but she provides comfort through art, science, magic, love, and a purple suitcase. A sharp, clear-cut piece that knows life is beautiful and sickness isn’t.”   - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

★ “Haydu’s second middle-grade novel is poignant and powerful. A heartbreaking story about the healing power of friendship amid human fragility.”   - Booklist (starred review)

“Haydu does not shield readers from hard truths, creating complex characters who face difficult situations. This sensitive work will strike an emotional chord with middle-graders.” - School Library Journal