"In the mixed-up life of Pandita Paul, past, present, and future feel more like a tangled knot than a tidy braid. Probably because she doesn't like change. But change is inevitable when you start middle school. The thought of becoming a teenager is overwhelming, but most of all, Pandita doesn't want to feel like she's leaving her mother, who died a few years ago, behind. After a falling-out with her best friend, Pandita is planning to spend most of her summer break reading and writing in her favorite secret space: the abandoned but majestic mansion across the street that she used to visit with her mom. But the mansion is falling down while the town's housing needs are piling up. Pandita learns that the old home will be bulldozed in favor of new--and maybe affordable--housing. With her family on opposing sides of the development line, Pandita must find her voice--and the strength to change--in order to give hope back to her community"--Dust jacket flap.
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