Bon had been writing his pen pal Luc in France for months. Then Luke said his family would be visiting America! Bon was so excited that he would get to meet Luc in person. His parents agreed that Luc and his family could visit their home.

Luc's mother, Mary Ann (who also wrote the novel), told him she'd like a "big hug" from her son-in law when they return with dinner on Friday night at The New York Times Book Review restaurant next door where we

Luc's father, a former Navy SEAL who served as an infantryman with the U-2 spy plane during World War II (he died of cancer at age 26), wanted him to go on vacation there while they were away from work when it