The first children's novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Dave Eggers. When Gran moves to a sleepy small town with his parents, he is initially taken aback: the streets are cracked, the houses are crooked, and everything seems to have lost its stability. Then he meets the mysterious Catalina and sees her open a secret door on a hillside, gaining access to an underground labyrinth of tunnels. Gran learns that the town is threatened with sinking and that he and Catalina are the only ones who can save it. Eggers' first children's novel is a heartwarming work of allegorical power. Dave Eggers on "The Midnight Door": "I set out to write a book that I would have loved to read as a child: full of adventures, humor, and mysteries, and that would keep a fidgety reader engaged." Featuring a cover illustration by Einar Turkowski.