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Zoe Si.
Loner Renata Wolfman ("Wolfie") likes facts, while quirky, friend-seeking neighbor boy Livingston Flott ("Fly") likes to use his imagination. When Fly shows up at Wolfie's door, the two find themselves on an undersea adventure in a cardboard submarine of Wolfie's design. The plot is slight, but the real and play worlds feel equally authentic, and ink-and-watercolor illustrations capture the protagonists' personalities.