"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. This adventure/mystery book is a terrific, fun-filled read for the 8-12-year-old set." - Linda Morgan, Parent Map But when the pickle farm is threatened, only Pierre can save itby safely transporting a jar of world-famous pickles to an international pickle competition. "What your kids will love about the book, Pickle Impossible, is the irrepressible French girl, Aurore, who's high opinion of herself is topped only by her clever ability to get out of, well, pickles. Twelve-year-old Pierre's remarkable family is known far and wide for their delicious pickles. Many changes of venue, tricks, French vocabulary, and discoveries keep Aurora and Pierre "in a pickle."" - Kansas State Reading Circle Commission, Top Selected/Recommended Title "Full of twists and turns, this science fiction, mystery, action adventure is the story of a quest to save the family farm by winning a pickle contest. Pierre, a particularly average French boy, and Aurore, the granddaughter of a family enemy, are pursued by would-be thieves as they try to get a jar of.
" Pickle Impossible is Eli Stutz's first book, and, with the audacity of his protagonists, he presented a copy to the Queen when she visited Canada! The do-or-die adventures, the bossy Aurore, the catchy title, double entendre names and ludicrous subject matter of pickles are all quite preposterously and joyfully silly and all to be taken with a pinch of salt!!" - CM Magazine of the Manitoba Library Association Even though it's not sweet like ice cream, or comfortable like warm cookies, you want more - it's refreshing, has a slight "bite," and is, well, yummy!" - Dr. "In his debut book for young readers, Pickle Impossible, Eli Stutz has managed to capture that same flavor for his narrative.
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