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About girl who stays with her independent aunt for a summer. She (girl) is independent, quick talking and smart— she learns all kinds of lessons as she works with Aunt on food mobile. She finds out about hard work, feeling like a “3-in-one” (feeling a unit with aunt and dog), and personal rights as they all get caught up in a lawsuit when competition wears skimpy bathing suits to attract customers. Main thing is that the aunt, who is minus a breast from cancer surgery, has a right to NOT participate in the debate, and NOT answer accusations that she’s a witch. The book is way inferior to From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler in that it’s predictable and lacks punch, but the characters are well drawn and believable.
