An utterly charming, "gorgeous" (Booklist) Southern-voiced middle
grade novel about a young girl and the adventure she embarks upon to
prove her Gran's stories were true. Perfect for fans of The
Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair and Three Times Lucky.
Trixy needs a story, fast, or she's going to fail the fourth
grade--that's a fact. But every time she sits down to write, her mind is
a blank. The only stories she can think of are Gran's, the ones no one
else ever believed but Trixy gulped down like sweet tea. Gran is gone
now, buried under the lilac bush in the family plot, so it's not like
Trixy's hurting anybody to claim one of those stories as her own, is
she?
That stolen story turns out to be a huge success, and soon everybody in
town wants Trixy to tell them a tale. Before long, the only one left is
the story she vowed never to share, the one that made Gran's face cloud
up with sadness. Trying to find a way out of this tangled mess, Trixy
and her friend Raymond hit the road to follow the twists and turns of
Gran's past. Maybe then Trixy can write a story that's all her own, one
that's the straight-up truth.