Giant Pumpkin Suite

Twelve-year-old Rose Brutigan has grown seven inches in the last eight months. She has always been different from her twin brother, Thomas, but now she towers over him in too many ways, and the gap in their interests keeps widening. Musically talented Rose is focused on winning the upcoming Bach Cello Suites Competition, while happy-go-lucky Thomas has taken up the challenge of growing a giant pumpkin in the yard of their elderly neighbor, Mr. Pickering. When a serious accident changes the course of the summer, Rose is forced to grow and change in ways she never could have imagined. Along the way there is tap dancing and classic musicals, mail-order worms and neighborhood-sourced compost, fresh-squeezed lemonade, the Minnesota State Fair, and an eclectic cast of local characters.