"Sure, it's unusual to have an eighteen-year-old mother when you're twelve.
But when you're an orphan and she's your auntand the only mother you've ever hadwell,
as I explained, it had worked out real well.

"That's why I got so riled up when I heard Grandpa and Uncle Charlie talkin' about findin' a
fella for Auntie Lou!

"You see, somethin' had to be done! I couldn't just sit back and watch our special family get
broken up. But with Grandpa and Uncle Charlie workin' so hard to get Auntie Lou married off,
I really had my job cut out for me.

"Then, when that poor preacher came along, it really got complicated....

"And maybe you'll find out what I found out, about the best kind of family, I mean."from the book


Marguerite Gavin grew up on the Chesapeake Bay. She holds an M.F.A. in acting and a B.F.A. in theater. An actress working in theater and audiobook narration, she is also artistic director of a youth theater program. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband and son.