Ruthie's characters, scenes, and dialogue fall off her pen with a seemingly effortless grace." Dandelion Press In a rural 1940s town, ten-year-old Rusty and his friends, Squirrel and Ivy, find that some new kids have taken over their swimming hole and won’t leave. Instead of settling for a ruined summer, the friends form a battle plan to try to win Crawdad Hole back. When their efforts fail—repeatedly—they must decide whether to acknowledge their selfishness and share the swimming hole they consider theirs. Their decision to give peace offerings and ask for the other kids’ forgiveness forges new friendships.
Rusty and his friends want to get Pastor Jenkins the best birthday gift money can buy. There’s only one problem. They don’t have any money. They decide to make a lemonade stand to raise money, but building a stand, making the lemonade, and selling it is harder than they expected. The kids discover three things: It takes a lot of work to build a successful business, dogs and lemonade stands do not mix, and lemonade isn’t spelled “lemonaid.” Through teamwork they manage to raise some money, but will it be enough to get the perfect gift for Pastor Jenkins?
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