Candice Ransom
Carolrhoda Books / 2007

Maddie and her mother used to have Perfect Days in town. They'd visit the library and share a maple walnut sundae at Ruby's diner. Maddie always got to rub the left hoof of the horse statue in the park for luck. Now Maddie has a new step-father and a house in the country. It's a lot of change for a shy eight-year-old. But slowly Maddie starts to trust Sam. He has a cat who can tell the weather, and he knows the best way to build a tree house. He even believes in a color called sky-blue pink. But will Maddie ever have a Perfect Day again?