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An Amazing Chocolate Cake Summer follows the escapades of four children through a hot, dry, summer bizarrely hijacked by an extraordinary chocolate cake. Kind-hearted, recent immigrant, 13-year-old Alex, and his wily nemesis, 13-year-old Kristofer (aka Fish), have money worries - their pocket money isn't going to fund repairs to Alex's bike, which Fish wrecked in a malicious act designed to hurt Alex in front of their classmates.
The answer to this problem, and the intervention of a peculiar variation on Mum's regular chocolate cake, triggers a significant neighbourhood project, which transforms the relationships and lives of the boys and everyone else in their street. While the older boys are busy with the street's adults, renovating Miss Hartley's house and gardens, Alex's ultra-curious, ten-year-old sister, Anwen, and her newfound friend, nine-year-old, recently bereaved loner, Theo, stumble upon a theft that leads to a greater mystery. This pair has a problem - how to escape family surveillance so they have the space and freedom to investigate the mysterious Miss Hartley.
She said she loved the cake but doesn't respond to its call at 6pm every night. What are her motives for not coming to cake-time and for stealing cake on the rare occasions when invited?These questions lead Anwen and Theo into a course of action that culminates in a terrifying encounter with Miss Hartley and her collaborators. Eventually, Miss Hartley's circumstances, and the depth and breadth of her humanitarian agenda, are revealed.
At the completion of the restoration, she chooses to thank the street by bestowing education grants, from her not inconsiderable wealth, on its families, and by making Alex, Fish, Anwen and Theo beneficiaries of her Family Trust. Child and young person-centred storyline about a summer adventure with a mystery. Day-to-day content highlighting the can-do attitude of a neighbourhood coming together on a project initiated by two 13-year-olds. Will appeal to readers aged 9-14 years.290 pages.