Remember that guy in the bookstore? I saw him again last week. He was reading Cross Down out of order, laughing at a joke about “the priest with the lisp.” Lisp. It’s a reference to Step on a Crack. I grinned and said nothing. Some rules are meant to be broken—but the Michael Bennett series rewards the faithful. Start at Book 1, hug your kids, and brace for ten more books of pure, chaotic joy.
Now go read. And maybe buy extra napkins. You never know when a soup emergency might strike.
