Summary

Chapter 11 begins with Arthur and his dad waiting for emails. They have been pouring in. One arrives, and all the subject says “Is this real?” Arthur eagerly opens it to find a paragraph saying that the sender thinks they are who Arthur is looking for, and it’s from someone named Ben Hugo. Arthur tries to quell his excitement, realizing that someone could be trolling him with this email too, but is excited nonetheless. After some back-and-forth emails, Ben sends his phone number, and Arthur calls right away. After talking about what happened at the post office, it’s obvious that the two boys are who they claim to be, but then they don’t know what to do next. Arthur realizes that Ben might not want to hang out. But then Ben suggests that they get coffee, at the same time that...