A rather large problem has befallen the Huit girls. (Sisters, actually.
Octuplets to be exact.) One particular New Year's Eve, the girls wait
for their mommy to bring them hot chocolate and their daddy to return
with more wood for the fire. But they don't. Mommy and Daddy, that is.
They're gone. Poof! Maybe dead--no one knows for sure.
You must see the problem here. Eight little girls on their own, no mommy
or daddy to take care of them. This is not a good thing.
So now these little girls, must take care of themselves. Get to school,
cook the meals, feed the cats (eight of them, too), and pay the bills.
They can't ask for help, oh no. Any self-respecting adult would surely
call in social services, and those well-meaning people would have to
split them up. After losing their parents, being split up would be
completely unbearable.
At the same time, the question remains: What happened to Mommy and
Daddy? The Sisters Eight (as they are called, affectionately and
otherwise) are determined to find out. Luckily, they do seem to have
someone or something helping them. Notes keep appearing behind a loose
brick in the fireplace.
It's a good old-fashioned mystery with missing (or dead) parents, nosy
neighbors, talking refrigerators, foul-smelling fruitcake (is there any
other kind?), and even a little magic. Eight little girls, eight cats,
and one big mystery--let the fun begin!
Annie's Adventures, wherein the girls' parents go missing (or die) and
the girls learn each one has a power and gift. Annie, being the oldest,
is the first to discover hers.