"Audie Gladman is not too thrilled when her parents decide to move the family to a small town and become cricket farmers. She finds herself dealing with a new school, no friends, and the weird verbal taunts of much bigger Myrtle Klinghoffer. But things take a turn for the better when a new neighbor moves in. This tall man in a blue suit looks suspiciously like the famous author Hans Christian Andersen. Could he be the real H.C.A.? What will he think of the poems Andie starts to write, giving his classic fairy tales her own special twist? And what will happen when she tricks him into coming to school with her for Career Day?" --from publisher.