Solomon Snow and the Silver Spoon — Kaye Umansky

Poor Solomon Snow. He lives in a run-down cottage just outside the village of Boring, works for Ma and Pa Scubbins's laundry business, and has nothing to eat but a gloppy stew known as pottage. It's a pitiful existence, but it's all Solly knows. Then, one day, a secret is revealed that changes his life forever -- a secret that happens to involve a mysterious silver spoon.

On his resulting quest, Solly is joined by a curious cast of characters: a sharp-minded girl named Prudence, a charming child called the Infant Prodigy, and a filthy (yet extremely cheerful) chimney sweep.

Can Solly's new friends help him to reclaim his spoon -- and his true identity?