Squashed

Ellie is growing a champion pumpkin for the annual contest. Her father thinks she's wasting her time. "Growing up is finding out who you are and finding out who you aren't," says Gran, and Ellie is finding out she knows how to stick with something and give it her all-even if that something is a pumpkin. There's also a really great guy who knows a thing or two about making things grow. Ages 9-13 194 pages