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Rebecca Estelle, a woman who has hated pumpkins ever since she was a little girl, finds herself with a full crop of them.
Quick Summary
If you've got a kid who thinks they hate something (veggies, a certain color, you name it), this story about Rebecca Estelle is perfect for them. She famously refuses to eat or even look at pumpkins after growing up on a farm where her family served them at nearly every meal, but then an accident leaves her yard full of the very things she despises. Rather than letting them rot, Rebecca Estelle discovers that sharing her "problem" with the whole town turns her biggest frustration into the best thing that's ever happened to her. It's genuinely funny in places especially when you see how creative she gets trying to pawn off all those pumpkins and quietly touching without being preachy about it. Young readers who enjoy autumn-themed stories or have a soft spot for stubborn characters who learn to loosen up will get a kick out of this one. Fans of books like The Chocolate Touch or The Carrot Seed will probably love this too, since it has that same playful way of turning a simple ingredient into a whole adventure.