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Crunch
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Crunch (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Leslie Connor (Author) (edit contributors)

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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... read more

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  • Dewey: A boy entrusted with the management of the family bike shop while his parents are away.
  • Lil: Dewey's older sister, who is in charge of "everything" while their parents are away. She is an art student.
  • Vince: Dewey's younger "bike genius" brother, who Dewey convinced to help run the bike shop.
  • Eva: One of Dewey's 5-year-old-twin siblings.
  • Angus: Dewey's other 5-year-old-twin sibling.
  • Robert: A "hitchbiker" Dewey picked up the first day of the Crunch who eventually comes to help with the bike shop.
  • Dewey's Dad: Dewey's Dad.
  • Dewey's Mom: Calls to check in every night.
  • Mattie and Pop Chilly: Down-the-street neighbors of the Marisses. They visit for seafood dinners and host Angus and Eva's Sea Camp.
  • Officer Runkle "Runks": A police officer who stops by to check on the Marisses.
  • Officer Macey: Officer Runkle's rookie partner.
  • Goodness and Greatness: The Marriss's dogs.Goodness is deaf, and Greatness isn't obedient.
  • Spivey: The Marriss's nosey neighbor.
  • Sprocket: A butt-butting billy goat.
  • Gloria Cloud: A sheep.
  • "The Athletes": Chickens.
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I saw it like this: A single worker at some faraway oil refinery with his head tilted down, peering into a pipe, waiting for one more drop that never came.

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This book is in Kirkus Reviews: 2010 Best Children's Books. (authoritative list)

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  1. Leslie Connor (Author)

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Original Language: Add the language.
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)
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Publication Date: April 27, 2010
ISBN: 9780061692291
Page Count: 336

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