![]() ![]() She even makes friends, something that was virtually impossible before given her itinerant lifestyle and the contempt of kids at school. At first, it is a disaster, but Cady gets better, and also helps out in the pie shop. She loves the idea of cooking, although she hasn’t been able to do much with their van’s hotplate and an occasional motel microwave, and Shell and Suzanne allow her to experiment. Michelle, called Shell, brings a reluctant and hostile Cady with her to Julian, around an hour inland from San Diego, where Shell lives with her partner Suzanne and runs a pie shop.Ĭady wants to help bake. ![]() The principal at her school in San Diego finally felt the need to contact protective services, and they in turn contacted the sister of Cady’s late mom to take at least temporary custody of Cady. So of course I couldn’t resist reading this sweet middle grade coming-of-age story set in Julian and centered around the art of pie making.Ĭady Bennett is 12, and she and her dad are homeless life has gone downhill for them ever since Cady’s mom died when Cady was five. Ever since, we have grabbed them up whenever we could. ![]() The first time we traveled to San Diego, we were advised to look for pies from Julian, California in specialty grocery stores, and it was love at first bite. ![]()
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