Сара Уикс — библиография

Маленькая Элис обожала проводить время с тётей Полли в пекарне. Тётя сажала кроху на высокую красную табуретку и вместо игрушки давала ей в руки комок теста. Когда Элис немного подросла, тётя стала доверять ей более ответственные задания, учила правильно защипывать края теста у будущего пирога. Пекарня была для девочки вторым уютным домом, а тётя – лучшим и единственным другом! Но однажды её любимая тётя Полли ушла навсегда. И очень скоро возник вопрос: кому же она оставила рецепт восхитительного, лёгкого, как пёрышко теста для пирогов? Полли Портман удивила всех. Рецепт она завещала… своему коту Лардо, а любимого кота Лардо поручила…

You couldn′t really tell about Mama′s brain just from looking at her, but it was obvious as soon as she spoke. She had a high voice, like a little girl′s, and she only knew twenty-three words. I know this for a fact, because we kept a list of the things Mama said tacked to the inside of the kitchen cabinet. Most of the words were common ones, like good and more and hot, but there was one word only my mother said, soof. Although she lives an unconventional lifestyle with her mentally disabled mother and their doting neighbor, Bernadette, Heidi has a lucky streak that has a way of pointing her in the right direction. When a mysterious word…

All her life, Aurora has heard stories about Heidi and all the good luck she brought Aurora's family. Aurora, though, doesn't feel very lucky. The kids at school think she's weird. And she's starting to think her mom thinks she's weird, too. Especially compared to Heidi. On the eve of a visit from Heidi, more bad luck hits Aurora's family. There's a fire in their attic, destroying a good part of their house. And, even worse, Aurora's beloved dog goes missing. Aurora and her family have always believed in soof -- Heidi's mom's word for love. But sometimes even when soof is right there in front of you, you still need to find it -- and…