Year the Swallows Came Early

Eleanor "Groovy" Robinson loves cooking and plans to go to culinary school just as soon as she''s old enough. But even Groovy''s thoughtfully—planned menus won''t fix the things that start to go wrong the year she turns eleven—suddenly, her father is in jail, her best friend''s long-absent mother reappears, and the swallows that make their annual migration to her hometown arrive surprisingly early...