Emma Lane Cake has five brothers, four dogs, and a family that can't stay put. The Cake family travels from place to place, setting up bakeries in communities that need them. Then, just when Emma feels settled in with new friends... they move again. Now the Cakes have come to Aurora County, and Emma has vowed that this time she is NOT going to get attached to ANYONE or ANYTHING. Why bother, if her father's only going to uproot her again?
But fate has different plans. And so does Ruby Lavender, who is going to show Emma Lane Cake a thing or two about making friendship last. This companion novel to Love, Ruby Lavender explores the search for belonging and the joy of a growing friendship.
"Emma is heartbroken about constantly having to leave her friends behind with each move. So, though the trees seem to whisper a welcome to her, she has decided not to make any new friends this time. Despite her best efforts, Emma is befriended by Ruby Lavender, who is 'not very sweet' but pertinacious in her goodness, and together they hatch a plan to keep the family from moving again.... Wiles’ nimble and buoyant prose speaks of yearning, the sweet blossoming of friendship, and the comfort of belonging." — Kirkus Reviews
Recommended Age | 9 - 12 |
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Author | Deborah Wiles |
ISBN | 1338150499 |
Publication Date | Aug 28, 2018 |
Publisher | Scholastic Press |
Language | English |