The oldest Marriss brother, fourteen-year-old Dewey, attempts to be the "embodiment of responsibility" as he juggles the management of the family's bicycle repair business while sharing the household and farm duties with his siblings after a sudden energy crisis strands their parents far from home.
Crunch
โ Scribed by Connor, Leslie
- Book ID
- 108139182
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780061692291
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โฆ Synopsis
** Dewey Marriss is stuck in the middle of a crunch. He never guessed that the gas pumps would run dry the same week he promised to manage the family's bicycle-repair business. Suddenly everyone needs a bike. And nobody wants to wait. Meanwhile, the crunch has stranded Dewey's parents far up north with an empty fuel tank and no way home. It's up to Dewey and his older sister, Lil, to look after their younger siblings and run the bike shop all on their own. Each day Dewey and his siblings feel their parents' absence more and more. The Marriss Bike Barn is busier than ever. And just when he is starting to feel crunched himself, Dewey discovers that bike parts are missing from the shop. He's sure he knows who's responsibleor does he? Will exposing the thief only make more trouble for Dewey and his siblings?
Age Level: 10 and up
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
**Dewey Marriss is stuck in the middle of a crunch.** He never guessed that the gas pumps would run dry the same week he promised to manage the family's bicycle-repair business. Suddenly *everyone* needs a bike. And *nobody* wants to wait. Meanwhile, the crunch has stranded Dewey's parents far up