Chris Makes a Friend Mystery But even worse are the

But even worse are the strangers who accost him at the train station

extravagant gifts

and candle lovers

the Big Cheese hosts a gigantic jamboree with flashy decorations

And Checkmate would've destroyed the world too

Chris Makes a Friend Mystery But even worse are theFrom the award winning author of MELISSA, a sweet and tart story about unexpected friendship and family reconciliation. THIS IS NOT THE SUMMER CHRIS HAD PLANNED Chris does not want to be spending the summer with her grandparents and her little sister. Her grandparents aren't bad they just don't let Chris do what she wants to do, which is sit around and read all day. And her sister, Becca, is the opposite, never sitting still and never being quiet. The