No Ordinary ThingBy: G. Z. Schmidt An imaginative time travel mystery about a boy whose life is upeneded with the arrival of a stranger and a magical promise. Twelve year old Adam doesn't mind living at his uncle's bakery, the Biscuit Basket, on the Lower East Side in New York City. The warm, delicious smells of freshly baked breads and chocolate croissants make every day feel cozy, even if Adam doesn't have many friends and he misses his long dead parents very much.