The Neddiad: Daniel Pinkwater
The Neddiad is the tale, the saga, the odyssey of young Neddie Wentworthstein, heir to a shoelace empire, and generally a nice kid. When his family decides to move from Chicago to Los Angeles, little does Neddie know that he is in store for a grand Hollywood adventure, whereupon he will meet the likes of swashbuckling actors, omniscient shamans, hungry ghosts, mysterious turtles, and an elephant or two
Daniel Pinkwater is putting the entire text of his book The Neddiad online before its publication in April 2007.