The Summer Book Club by Susan Mallery EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Susan Mallery
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“How is it I’m thirty-seven years old and I still get a knot in my stomach
when I get a note from the teacher, asking me to stop by?” Laurel Richards
held out her cell phone. “Or in this case, a text.”
Paris grinned. “We never outgrow our fear of authority. We should, but
we don’t. Which teacher?”
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“Jagger’s homeroom teacher. I don’t get it. Neither of the girls is a
troublemaker and it’s only three weeks until school’s out.”
She tried to ignore the unsettled feeling in her stomach. As far as she
knew, her twelve-year-old was happy, had plenty of friends and was doing
great in school. She was wrapping up seventh grade, had mostly As and Bs
and, perhaps until today, had never been in trouble at school.
“Do you think it’s really bad?” she asked.
Paris, a pretty brunette with hazel eyes and an easy smile, rolled her eyes.
“I love you, but if I had psychic powers I would use them to win the lottery.
Jagger’s a sweetie. Maybe the teacher wants to give her an award. Don’t
assume the worst.”
Laurel pressed a hand to her belly, wishing the yucky feeling would go
away. “You’re right.” She quickly texted, confirming she would be at the
school at 2:20. “Maybe it isn’t bad at all. Maybe it’s great. Maybe they’ve
decided Jagger is gifted and should start college in the fall. Not that I’ve
saved enough to pay for it. I was supposed to have five more years. Oh,
wait. If she’s that smart, she’ll get a scholarship. Problem solved!”
Paris’s humor returned. “I’m pretty sure it’s not going to be about her
skipping the next five years of school.”
They both laughed before returning their attention to the crate of
strawberries Paris had set on her battered desk. Each berry was a beautiful
deep red and large, with that perfect shape. Next to the crate was an open
box with scraps of fabric, glue, toothpicks, doll clothes and random pieces
of doll furniture.
“I have the stage from when I did Romeo and Juliet with zucchini last
summer,” Paris said, digging through the box. “I think I saved the
costumes.”
“Zucchini costumes aren’t going to fit strawberries.” Laurel paused.
“Weirdest thing I’ve ever said.”
“Last time we brainstormed about my fruit of the month, we decided on
dancing asparagus. That was pretty weird.”
“But effective.”
The Los Lobos Farm Stand, a fruit and vegetable stand by the highway in
Los Lobos, had been in Paris’s family for three generations and was popular
with both locals and tourists. Laurel was helping her friend expand her
presence on social media. Part of that was a featured fruit—or vegetable—
of the month. Sometimes the item chosen was simply photographed but
other times Paris went all out with props, costumes and staging. The first
strawberries of the season seemed event worthy.
“So we’re agreed,” Paris said, motioning to the crate. “A strawberry
concert.”
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