World of Pies

Roxanne is twelve years old and wild for baseball in 1962, the year of the pie-baking contest that will change her life forever. Life in the small town of Annette, Texas, has been idyllic; until this summer, Roxanne's toughest choices have revolved around whether to wear an apron while she helps her mother in the kitchen or whether to pitch underhand or over. In this remarkable story, we follow the arc of a girl's life as she grows to womanhood. From crushes to surprise baby sisters to nail polish to devastating death, Roxanne is our guide through a life that has moments of tenderness, poignancy, sorrow, and great humor, as well as some pretty great baking moments (recipes included). A sumptuous, sweet novel -- though, like the best pie, tart in all the right places.