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When Molly’s aunt flies in for a visit, she unknowingly brings trouble – and a frightening mystery. While searching for clues, Molly discovers that even on the home front, war can change friends and family forever. At the end of the story, the Looking Back section provides historical and interesting facts about Molly’s time period.

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The author grew up in the only mixed-race family in an all-white suburb; with Mostly White , she speaks to mixed-race experiences many have but do not see widely depicted in literature. A strong theme of institutionalized racism ties in to current nationwide discussions of race and class. The author is well-established in the California literary scene; she has been a featured reader at the LA Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival, the Works/San Jose Art and Performance Center, Oakland Beast Crawl, and the San Francisco Lit Quake.

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Scooter, Maryellen's pudgy pet dachshund, may be lazy, but he's one of the family, and Maryellen loves him dearly. And he never misses a meal! So when Scooter doesn't show up at dinnertime, she's worried. Maryellen launches a search and discovers some strange goings-on in her neighborhood. With the help of her friends and family, the search for Scooter takes Maryellen from the streets of Daytona Beach to the rocket launchpad at Cape Canaveral!