When Lizzie and Gene die, Marnie and Nelly hatch a plan to bury then in the backyard so that the unemployment checks will still keep coming and they can continue to live in the house. The last thing they want is to get separated by child services and put into different homes.
They aren't doing so well at raising themselves though and don't manage to keep food on the table any better than their parents did. In steps Lennie, the next door neighbor, who at first is only amazed that Marnie and Nelly's parents would take off for vacation and leave them to their own devices. Soon though he comes to suspect that there is a bigger problem afoot. Especially when his dog Bobby starts bringing home miscellaneous body parts because the grave the girls had dug was too shallow.
Lennie and the girls are fiercely loyal to each other even when Lizzie's father joins the picture and wants to take the children in till Lizzie and Gene show back up from wherever they 'went'.
This is a sweet, funny book filled with two sister's unrelenting love for each other and their determination to stay together at all costs. It is told from the perspective of both sisters and Lennie as they recount each day's adventure. Don't expect to get any grand truth from this book - it is definitely a light and easy read despite the death and burial of the parents. But it is a good read and if you are interested in being taken on a crazy ride, this is the book for you.
Rating: 7 / 10
ISBN: 9780062209849
Publisher: Harper Collins
Edition: 1st Edition
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