When Ofelia finds the invitation in her backpack, she has a pretty good idea who it's from. Her mom works as Mrs. Disanti's assistant, and she's seen Lane skulking around in her all black clothes. As a budding investigative journalist, her curiousity gets the better of her, and she decides to attend. After all, she needs a good story if she wants to get into the writing camp she wants to attend in New York. That's assuming her overprotective parents will let her go.
Aster has always been homeschooled by her grandfather, but she's about to start attending classes at the middle school next year. She's spent all her time around adults, and she loves to cook. She's a little nervous about fitting in with the other kids, so when she finds the invitation to attend a secret club meeting, she decides to take a chance.
Cat is the latest in a long line of Floras, but she is secretly tired of the group and it's meetings. She hates the brownies she has to sell for the fundraiser, and she really hates the hat. Every year, one of the girls is selected as Miss Floras, and wears the hat as part of her prize. After research the Migratory Bird Act, and learning about all the birds who died for fashion, the hat makes her sick to her stomach. Maybe this new club could be a good alternative to the Floras.
They don't exactly gel at first, but Lane is determined, and decides the girls need an adventure to bond over. Since Cat has such strong feelings about the Floras hat, maybe that issue could be just the thing to unite this unlikely group of friends.
Celia Perez's new novel is great story of friendship, adventure, and four girls who refuse to fit anyone's mold. The story is rooted in local history, activism, and conserationism, and may inspire young readers to get involved in a cause of their own. Recommended.
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