by Sarah Weeks
This is a sweet historical fiction story about friendship and family and community. It is 1955 when middle grader Alice's beloved Aunt Polly passes away. Polly was the pie lady of Ipswich and the one who really understood Alice. After her death, Alice inherits her aunt Polly's rotund old cat named L...
Darling, comfort book! Review to come.
Alice Anderson's aunt has died, and the entire town is mourning the loss. Aunt Polly, owner of PIE, America's premier pie shop and winner of five Blueberry Awards from the American Pie Association, was not only the engine of the entire town's economy, with buses full of tourists coming in to sample...
This was a serendipitous find in my To Read pile. It turned out to be exactly what I needed after Shine. Both books deal with a young woman (16 in Myracle's book, 12 in this one) who is grieving in a small town. Both books address the loss of work in their respective towns. One is YA, and looks seri...
Great characters, wonderful story. Charming, touching and unique. Made me want to eat lots of pie!
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