Some dreams are too big to be kept in bottles.
Walter feels he is in for the worst summer ever. But then he befriends a mysterious neighbor, Old Zeb, a lonely, grizzled sailor who builds ships in bottles. And deep in the cavernous confines of the cellar, Old Zeb lets Walter in on the Great Secret Project and his lifelong dream. Click here to read Carmen Agra Deedy's suggestions for reading with children. She grew up in Decatur, Georgia.