Forced to help in her parents' cadaver lab for the summer, 12-year-old Fovea Munson discovers three disembodied talking heads in need of a favor. "I absolutely adore this book! (It's) not only hilariously zany, and clever, it's also full of heart."--Newbery Medalist Matt de la Pe-a.Pe-a.

A graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts Writing for Children and Young Adults program, Mary Winn Heider lives in Chicago, where she is a member of the theater company Barrel of Monkeys. Through the company, she teaches creative writing to 3rd-5th graders. She also briefly worked in a cadaver lab. Yep, there were heads. You can visit her online at marywinnheider.com.