… ( more)Īn excellent book - one that doesn't stint on the traumas and behavioral issues caused by abandonment, uncertainty, homelessness and addiction.

But are there some things even the perfect pie just can't fix? Summer of a Thousand Pies is a sweet and satisfying treat of a novel full of friendship, family, and, of course, pie. Saving the business and protecting the first place she's ever really felt safe will take everything she's learned and the help of all her new friends. Then she finds out that Aunt Shell's shop is failing. Now she's staying in her mother's old room, exploring the countryside filled with apple orchards and pie shops, making friends, and working in Aunt Shell's own pie shop-and soon, Cady starts to feel like she belongs. Cady isn't used to stability, after growing up homeless in San Diego with her dad. When Cady Bennett is sent to live with the aunt she didn't even know she had in the quaint mountain town of Julian, she isn't sure what to expect. A heartfelt contemporary middle grade novel about a girl who must try to save her aunt's failing pie shop, perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish, Fish in a Tree-and The Great British Baking Show.

Summer of a thousand pies