The Popsicle Journal

Plot

Harper Winslow has a job - a real job at the town's weekly newspaper. A newspaper job is a dream come true for Harper, who, since his days at The Tuesday Café, has worked hard at becoming a writer. But could anything he has done in the past prepare him for what is about to come his way? Nope. When the civic election campaign starts, his job duties, and his life, take a significant turn. With his dad running for mayor, Harper is encouraged by his hard-driving editor, Kip Kelly, to dig up as many secrets as he can. And as if that's not enough to strain family relationships, he is also saddled with the courthouse beat when his sister crashes her car under mysterious circumstances. All this is almost enough to drive Harper right back out of the business he loves. Almost... Don Trembath is the author of three previous Harper Winslow novels (The Tuesday Café, A Fly Named Alfred, and A Beautiful Place on Yonge Street), another teen novel (Lefty Carmichael Has a Fit), and the Black Belt series for juveniles (Frog Face and the Three Boys and One Missing Finger). His books have been nominated for many awards and citations, including the Silver Birch Award, Mr. Christie's Book Award, ALA Best Books, and the PNLA Young Reader's Choice Award.