Buzz
Steve Chicoine
(Indigo Tree Publishing, July 1, 2011)
Matt is in serious danger on the streets of Chicago after he makes a bad decision. His mom sends him away to Aunt LeeNell, but South Texas is the last place Matt wants to be for the summer. He has to survive the local toughs while he somehow finds a way to get back home. Things begin to look up when he meets Maria. That only leads to more trouble, as her brothers do not trust Anglos. Matt does his best to dodge trouble and get to know Maria. He meets an eccentric beekeeper, who lives out in the mesquite brush and gets his first job helping out the old man. Matt is about to learn far more about life than he imagines in a summer that changes him forever.