Sweet summer has taken a rotten turn . . .
After
a tough year, Lucy, Freddy, and Herb Peach are ready for vacation. Lucy
wants to read all of the books on the summer reading list. Freddy wants
to work on his art projects (when he isn’t stuck in summer school).
Herb wants to swim every day.
Then their dad makes a big
announcement: one of the inventions their mom came up with before she
passed away has sold, and now they’re millionaires!
But Dad has
bigger plans than blowing the cash on fun stuff or investing it. He’s
bought a used food truck. The Peaches are going to spend the summer
traveling the country selling pies. It will be the Great Peach
Experiment–a summer of bonding while living out one of Mom’s dreams.
Summer plans, sunk. And there’s one more issue Dad’s neglected: none of
them knows how to bake. . . .
A perfect blend of humor, heart, and family antics, When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie is a delectable treat to be gobbled down or savored slowly. (Slice of pie on the side, optional, but highly recommended.)
When it comes to writing (and road trips!), I'm definitely a planner!
before I started writing each of the books in the Great peach experiment series, I did a lot of planning. Much like actual road trips, writing a book is a journey with a beginning, a middle, and an end - and I like to have some sense of where I might like to stop and spend some extra time exploring along the way, to make sure I don't miss or skip past anything exciting.
But these books are a little trickier to map out than some of my other stories, since there isn't one *main* character, but actually *three* main characters (the chapters in each book rotate perspectives, shifting from Lucy, to Freddy, to Herb - so you get to know all of the Peach kids equally well!). Each Peach (tee-hee!) has his or her own challenge or quest that flows through each story - in addition to the family's overarching mission or journey.
Since I'd get very lost if I just started writing and let each of their stories lead me (much like if I started driving across the country without a map, and a whole bunch of people shouting out suggestions from the back seat!), I like to plan out my route so I know I won't take any terribly wrong turns along the way.
Lucy's Summer Reading List
