Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it.
Shari Green, author of Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles, writes this summer story with the lightest touch, spinning Macy out of her old life and into a new one full of warmth and promise for the future..
And this friendship, odd and unexpected, may be just what Macy needs to face the changes in her life.
Soon, through notes and books and cookies, a bond grows between them.
How is Macy supposed to understand her? But Iris has stories to tell, and she isn\'t going to let Macy\'s deafness stop her.
Iris can\'t pack a single box on her own and, worse, she doesn\'t know sign language.
Just when Macy\'s mother ought to be understanding, she sends Macy next door to help eighty-six-year-old Iris Gillan, who is also getting ready to move - in her case into an assisted living facility.
Well, she\'ll put it off - just like those wedding centerpieces she\'s supposed to be making.
To add insult to injury, what is Macy\'s final sixth grade assignment? A genealogy project.
Soon her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters.
Already a ``For Sale`` sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house.
Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it
