This is how he came across Winnie and her non-existent doughnuts.Īs well as Tristan there is his super bright sister Jeannie. Upping and leaving for a place in the country was hard for him. He had friends, especially his best mate Charlie. He loved the people, places to go, the food and he even loved school. Tristan is a young lad who loved living in the city. The characters are so believable, and likeable too. However, starting your own business was hard work – Good job he had ‘Starting a Business for Dummies’ book to hand. He couldn’t start school for another few weeks, so he decided to try and get Winnie to give him her recipe so he could make and sell, the doughnuts. The local convenience store, run by Winnie used to sell the best chocolate cream filled doughnuts, but she no longer made them as they were too popular. The train no longer stopped in the centre either, and there wasn’t even a place to get anything to eat from, never mind buy a doughnut from. Petersville was a small town with only one street, mainly filled with closed down shops. Book Reviewed by Stacey on 12-year-old Tristan’s life had been rapidly turned up-side-down when his parents announced that they were moving from New York City to Petersville after his father lost his job at the bank.
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Rob is, on face value, the stereotypical bad boy.Mean and Moody,covered in tattoos and has been in prison.In foster care from a young age him and his brother have had to grow up the hard way and he makes no apologies for it. I haven't come across this Author before and this one would probably have slipped under my radar if I hadn't read Sheziss's review I debated long and hard whether to put the main theme of the book in a spoiler as it's not mentioned in the blurb but it is mentioned in other reviews and I think it might determine whether or not you want to read it.Įli is transgender going through transition.His own family have been less than supportive thinking,initially,it was just a phase he was going through and then just ignoring his needs and feelings.His father is a cop and his mother a forensic scientist and to say they are judgmental is an understatement. 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