Kathryn Littlewood - HarperCollins Children's Books

kathryn littlewood
What she wouldn’t give to bake like that! It was a
kind of baking that commanded respect, even if the
whole thing was kept a secret.
Mayor Hammer tapped her foot impatiently. “I
don’t care whether the cheesecake actually cures people
or not—people love it, it makes them feel better,
and that’s what we need.”
Purdy made her voice soft and sweet as a chocolate
chip cookie. “Well . . . how long do you need us?”
“No more than a week,” said the mayor.
Albert shook his head. “I’m sorry, Mayor Hammer.
We’ve been open for twenty-five years, and we’ve never
closed the bakery for more than a single day. There’s
just no way we can leave for an entire week.”
Mayor Hammer nodded to one of her bodyguards,
who produced a leather-bound checkbook. She scribbled
some numbers on a check and showed it to Albert
and Purdy, who looked at each other in shock, like
someone had just pulled a rabbit out of a hat—a very
expensive, diamond-encrusted rabbit.
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