ALA Schneider Family Book Award winner Leslie Connor infuses her timely family stories with humor and hope. Fourteen-year-old Dewy Marriss never imagined America's gas pumps would dry up the same week he promised to manage his family's bicycle shop. Suddenly everyone wants a bike, and nobody wants to wait. With his parents stranded far from home, Dewey tries to keep up with his overwhelming responsibilities. "Characters are colorful but believable, dialogue crisp and amusing . Charming and original."-Kirkus Reviews
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"I listened to 60% of the book on audio but got so impatient that I read the rest. :) The narrator did a fabulous job, though. I really enjoyed all of the characters. I would love to have Eva and Angus and Vince and Dewey in my family! " — Heather (5 out of 5 stars)
"I listened to 60% of the book on audio but got so impatient that I read the rest. :) The narrator did a fabulous job, though. I really enjoyed all of the characters. I would love to have Eva and Angus and Vince and Dewey in my family! "
" A relatively light story dealing with issues of a major energy crisis. "
" Aside from being a great family story and an interesting sort of gentle dystopia, this really made me want to pull my bike out of the spare room and get back to riding. "
" A nice, rural family drama is the midst of a gasoline shortage. It drags a bit towards the end, but not enough to ruin the story or put the book down. "
" Loved it! Loved the plot, the pacing and most of all -- the characters. "
" Fun story with great characters and a good message. "
" What a "feel good" book! Neat family who have good friends who step up and help when there's a gas "crunch" that leads to WAY too much business in the family bike repair shop. Just a neat, good book!! "
" Crunch explores the independence and determination of a teenager and how he balances a responsibility to his family with a demanding bike shop. "
Ramón de Ocampo, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, was a cowinner in 2018 of the Audie Award for Best Multi-Voiced Performance. A graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, he has been seen on television, film, and stages all over the world, including recurring roles on such television shows as The West Wing, 12 Monkeys, Sons of Anarchy, and Medium. He is the winner of a prestigious Obie Award for his stage work.
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