After the Jump: A Tall Tale

Frank Novak's seven-year-old daughter Audrey awakes one night screaming, "Get her out of me!" When he asks who, she replies, "Me!" It is the beginning of an adventure for the father and daughter that includes shadowy agents, alien invaders, two computer geniuses named "Steve," a homicidal child aviator, and Ronald Reagan.

"...an easy affection for his characters and a sense of natural, unforced humor." Booklist

"Sheppard's characters pretend to not be funny, to not be emotional, to not need each other, when of course, they are, and they do. There's a clarity to the chaos, the restraint, the vulnerability Sheppard creates, something so human and essential you can't help but turn the page." -Entropy Magazine