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A class trip to the pumpkin patch almost ends in disaster in this rollicking tale of resourcefulness and resilience.The old adage of "when life hands you lemons, make lemonade" is reborn with pumpkins! When a bumpy road and a faulty bus storage lock release a load of handpicked pumpkins back into the wild, the students on a field trip are left with a single pumpkin. Pluckily, they decide to take what they have and do what they can. Together they decorate the only surviving pumpkin for their harvest fair. But good fortune comes knocking the next day when a group of kind neighbors arrives at the school. They found the smashed pumpkins and turned them into celebratory seasonal fare, perfect for sharing: yummy soup, cake, pie, and even fries!



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Teresa Bateman

I grew up in Issaquah, Washington then received an Associates degree from Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho) and a Bachelors degree from BYU in Provo, UT. I have a Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington.I served an 18-month mission for my church to Argentina, and taught school for a year in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I spent 35 years teaching, over 30 of which involved being a school librarian in Federal Way, Washington. I had always wanted to be a librarian because I love introducing children to books. It is the ideal job.My retirement came just as the pandemic was hitting, which was providential, and gave me additional writing time!Writing is a vital part of my life. I write daily and am always looking for new ideas. The world is full of interesting things, isn't it?



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