Eccentric relatives make for a great premise
in any story, don’t they?
Especially eccentric relatives who are willing
to dish on the dark secrets of your family’s
past.
That’s exactly what the memorable Aunt Sally
does … in this week’s Pick.
After the Anderson kids’ babysitter comes
down with bubonic plague, their parents are
scrambling to find a stand-in.
Mom and Dad are about to leave for Paris,
and the only suitable solution seems to be
crazy Aunt Sally, whose visit portends quite
a week for the Anderson kids.
Maybe it’s Aunt Sally’s beehive hairdo.
Maybe it’s her larger-than-life personality.
But most likely it’s the stories she tells
that are the first clue that life after Aunt
Sally will never be the same.
But whether it’s tales of Great Uncle Louis
or the account of Grandma and the pinball
machine, there’s more to Aunt Sally’s
stories than family history (or sheer entertainment).
Turns out Aunt Sally is a gifted storyteller
for other reasons, too.
But you’ll have to check out her stories
for yourself to get to the heart of that family
mystery.
My only tiny gripe about this story is that
the kids are pretty one-dimensional.
But Aunt Sally’s stories are so compelling—and
the message of her stories so unforgettable—that
I can overlook that tiny flaw and enthusiastically
tell you to pick up this book ASAP.
