The Doldrums — Nicholas Gannon

HAVE YOU EVER HELD A LITTLE PIECE OF THE IMPOSSIBLE?

Introducing . . .

Archer B. Helmsley. Being a Helmsley means something. It means sunsets over Egypt, and sleeping on the back of an elephant, and it definitely means being able to leave your own house. But Archer's mother has been overprotective ever since his grandparents disappeared on an iceberg.

Addiide L. Belmont. The first thing everyone notices about Adelaide is her wooden leg. But she doesn't want to talk about it. Perhaps she lost that leg to a crocodile. Perhaps not.

Oliver Glub. When you live next door to someone who yearns for adventure, sometimes you end up tagging along. Even when you're not sure your heart can take it.

They are in it for the adventure. They're in it for the imagination. But in of all, they're in it for the friendship.