And while she's at it, it wouldn't hurt to find Clementine, Polly's teenaged sister, a beau worthy of her (so she can shed that brute, Clint). Polly's best friend Fran Fisk is in desperate need of a mother ever since hers ran off with a man she met on the Internet Polly must find a match for Mr. Nightquist, who will pair perfectly with Miss Wiskerton (the unfairly labeled town curmudgeon). Polly's only task this summer is to make deliveries for her parents' bakery, leaving ample time for this young cupid to find hearts to mend-beginning with the kite-store owner, Mr. Still swooning over the romantic conclusions of Pride & Prejudice and Anne of Green Gables, twelve-year-old Polly decides her purpose in life: helping along lonely hearts in search of love. Seek tirelessly and you shall not find a contemporary heroine of middle-grade literature as refined and romantic as Miss Polly Madassa. How will Polly patch up her own relationships, while ensuring that destined love can take its course? But maybe Polly should have turned her attention to Miss Austen's Emma next, because she quickly learns the pitfalls of playing matchmaker. Polly's plans are in full swing, so she definitely cannot be bothered by the advances of classmate Brad Barker.

Scones and Sensibility by Lindsay Eland