ISBN: 978-0547577395

Sometimes you need a slice of courage to make a champion pie.

June's pie-making plans get muddled when Mom decides to marry her girlfriend now that Vermont has made civil unions legal.  Buy the book here!

"This strong, vibrant novel looks at a complicated issue without didacticism or platitudes, but with the level of complexity it deserves, staying true to the heart of the protagonist." — School Library Journal

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A 2013 Rainbow List selection by the American Library Association

"With pluck, bravery, and baking tips, June’s summer of confusion becomes a time of making choices, growing up, and being true to herself."
— Robert McDonald, The Book Stall at Chestnut Court

Credit: Dan Van Winkle

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors
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