Apron Bramhall has come unmoored. Fortunately, she's about to be saved by Jesus. Not that Jesus-the actor who plays him in Jesus Christ Superstar. Apron is desperate to avoid the look-alike Mike, who's suddenly everywhere, until she's stuck in church with him one day. Then something happens-Apron's broken teenage heart blinks on for the first time since she's been adrift. Mike and his boyfriend, Chad, offer her a summer job in their flower store, and Apron's world seems to calm. But when she uncovers Chad's secret, stormy seas return.
It's hard enough to be a girl between grade 7 and 8, but Apron (that's her real name) Bramhill has lost her mom, her best friend and her dad already has a new girlfriend, the mean and dreaded "M". Apron's summer is looking bleak as her dad marries M and she has to give up her pet, "The Boss". But when Apron meets Mike, an actor and flower shop owner (who has a striking resemblance to Jesus) and his boyfriend Chad she not only manages to find her calling as a flower arranger, but gets a part time job and two new best friends. But Chad is very ill, her dad's marriage and impending fatherhood are on rocky ground and Apron still hates her freckles and red hair. This coming of age story is full of tears and laughter and lessons for all of us no matter our age. I was left with more than a few tears and an appreciation of the Latin I learned in high school.
