This sweet book in verse tells the story of Bindi, who's adjusting to the fact that her father, who lost his job, has left to look for a job in another city. Soon, she finds out that he and her mother have separated, and her mother and her aunt have decided to open a restaurant in town. Bindi and her mother move into an apartment above the restaurant, and she begins trying to cope with her changed life. Her friends help, she slowly creates a new life in the restaurant. She gets to know the regulars, and trys to help a homeless woman who comes in regularly. A slice of life from a trying time in one girls' life. The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli. Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff. Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
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