Furthermore (Paperback) by Tahereh Mafi (Author).

There are only three things that mater to Alice Alexis Queensmeadow: Mother, who wouldn't miss her; magic and color, which seem to elude her; and, most important of all, Father, who always loved her. It's been almost three years since the day Father disappeared from Ferenwood with nothing but a ruler in his pocket, but Alice is determined to find him. She loves her father even more than she loves adventure, and she'll have to embark on one to find the other. To bring Father home, Alice will travel through the mythical, dangerous land of Furthermore, where down can be up, paper is alive, and left can be both right and very, very wrong. Her only companion is a boy named Oliver who is an experienced guide with his own tangled secrets. It will take all of Alice's wits to make it through Furthermore and hold fast to the magic of love in the face of uncertainty and loss. Bestselling author Tahereh Mai takes readers beyond the limits of their imagination in this captivating tale where color is currency, adventure is inevitable, and friendship is found in the most