This tender, sweet, and hilarious novel about growing up with a loving family and a perfectly rambunctious dog ́balances moments of hilarity with poignancý ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). When she was eight, Binnýs life was perfect: She had her fatheŕs wonderful stories and Max, the best dog ever. But after her fatheŕs sudden death, money is tight, and horrible Aunty Violet decides to give Max awaýhe is just too big for their cramped new life. Binny knows she cańt get her dad back, but she never stops missing Max, or trying to find him. Then, when shés eleven, everything changes again. Aunty Violet has died, and left Binny and her family an old house in a seaside town. Binny is faced with a new crush, a new frenemy, and́Œa ghost? It seems Aunty Violet may not have completely departed. It́s odd being haunted by her aunt, but there is also the warmth of a busy and loving mother, a musical older sister, and a hilarious little brother, who is busy with his experiments. And his wetsuit. And his chickens. Yoúll delight in getting to know Binny and her charming, heartwarming family in this charming novel, which received t.
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