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Peewee, a tomboy child in a small Indiana town, looks up to her brother Jake, whose ambitions to become an auto mechanic are shaped by the era’s great automobile innovations. When the enterprising young librarian Irene Ridpath arrives, she brings plans that promise to astonish the community and flip Peewee’s world upside down. Through a blend of humor, classic cars, and a folksy setting, Richard Peck delivers an off‑beat, heart‑warming story of friendship, dreams, and life’s unexpected turns.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Richard Peck
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