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Gr 6–9—Eighteen-year-old Drew Robin Solo, or Birdie, as her family calls her, tells about the year she was 13, when her widowed mother opened The Cheese Shop. Birdie works there (unpaid) with her mother; Swoozie; and Nick, a surfer who has a way with both artisanal pasta and all machines. Once school ends, she plans on working full-time until her mother tells her that, even if she were not too young to employ, she just could not afford her because the shop is barely making money. Birdie still comes in, bringing along her pet rat on the sly, largely to spend time ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Thirteen-year-old Drew is a little short on friends, at least of her own age and species. She plans to spend the summer before eighth grade with her mom (her father died when Drew was three), nineteen-year-old Nick (the sweet, easygoing surfer who works at her mom's gourmet cheese shop), and Hum (her pet rat and constant companion). It's Hum who leads her to fourteen-year-old Emmett, a runaway on a quest to he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Thirteen-year-old Drew's pet rat, Hum, leads her to Emmett, a runaway on a quest to help his little brother. Drew's first...Log In or Sign Up to Read More