A video message from a dead person. A larcenous teenager. A man who can stick his left toe behind his head and in his ear. An epileptic girl seeking answers in a fairy tale. A boy who loses everything in World War II, and his brother who loses even more. And a family with a secret so big that it changes everything. <p>The world's best beloved authors each contribute a chapter in the life of the mysterious George "Gee" Keane, photographer, soldier, adventurer, and enigma. Under different pens, a startling portrait emerges of a man, his family, and his gloriously complicated tangle of a life. <p> <p>Linda Sue Park (USA) won the Newbery Medal for A SINGLE SHARD. <p>David Almond (UK) won the Printz Award for KIT'S WILDERNESS. <p>Eoin Colfer (Ireland) is the author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series. <p>Deborah Ellis (Canada) received a Jane Addams Children's Book Award special commendation for her Breadwinner trilogy. <p>Roddy Doyle (Ireland) won the Booker Prize for PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA. <p>Nick Hornby (UK) has had three books made into feature films. <p>Tim Wynne-Jones (Canada) has twice won the Governor General's Award for Fiction. <p>Ruth Ozeki (USA) has seen her novel MY YEAR OF MEATS translated into eleven languages. <p>Margo Lanagan (Australia) received a Printz Honor for her collection BLACK JUICE. <p>And Gregory Maguire (USA) wrote the novel WICKED, which became a popular Broadway musical.