Sherri L. Smith’s middle-grade novel CANDACE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING received a starred review in Booklist Online. Reviewer John Peters writes: “The overall tone is whimsical; the distinctly ‘unordinary’ characters are thoroughly winsome, and readers will be well pleased to find the author leading them through an extraordinary quest to a promise of further adventures to come.” The novel was published on September 9, 2025 by Penguin Young Readers.