SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO KEEP A FEW SECRETS.
Frankie knows she’ll be in big trouble if Dad discovers she secretly posted a dating profile for him online. But she’s determined to find him a wife, even if she ends up grounded for life. Frankie wants what she had before Mom died. A family of three. Two is a pair of socks or the wheels on a bicycle or a busy weekend at the B&B where Frankie and Dad live. Three is a family. And Frankie’s is missing a piece.
But Operation Mom is harder to pull off than Frankie expects. None of the Possibles are very momish, the B&B’s guests keep canceling, Frankie’s getting the silent treatment from her once best friend, and there’s a maybe-ghost hanging around. Worst of all, Gram and Dad are definitely hiding secrets of their own.
If a smart cookie like Frankie wants to save the B&B and find her missing piece, she’s going to have to figure out what secrets are worth keeping and when it’s time to let go.
A 2019 ILA/CBC Children’s Choice for grades 3 and 4!
A 2020-2021 Triple Crown Award Lamplighter Nominee!
One of the Best Books of 2018!
In the News –
"Smart Cookie has all the right ingredients: humor, mystery, friendship, ghosts, and an extra helping of heart."
"Readers will laugh and commiserate and root for Frankie all the way."