Last-But-Not-Least Lola and the Cupcake Queens by Christine Pakkala

Author:Christine Pakkala
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press

“But—”

“No buts.”

“Did you know people used to carve turnips, not pumpkins?” Jack tells us.

“Hmm,” Mom says, and that stands for she wasn’t even listening.

On the way out of the kitchen, she reaches into a cupboard and pulls out a box of raisins. “Catch!” she yells to Jack. And then she tosses the box of raisins to him. He catches it with one hand.

“Good throw, Mom,” Jack yells. “Why are you wearing a cape?”

Mom smiles. “Like it?” Then she hurries back to the guest bedroom/sewing room.

“She didn’t even make us our ants-on-a-log,” I say.

“I guess we’re big enough to make our own,” Jack says.

“You are, but I’m not,” I say. “And she forgot to ask me about my day.” We look at the guest bedroom door, and guess what? It’s shut tight like the lid on a pickle jar.

“Here,” Jack says. He unscrews the peanut butter lid. He takes a scoop of peanut butter out and smears it all over the celery.

“That’s not how you do it,” I say. “Give me that.” I take the peanut butter and spoon from him. “Watch me.” I carefully spoon peanut butter right down the celery aisle. Then I get out some raisins and plink them into the peanut butter. “See?” I hand one to him and then I make myself one. Patches whines for some peanut butter. He luh-huvs peanut butter.

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