Midnight at the Blackbird Café is by Heather Webber. A wonderful realistic fiction book with more than a hint of magical realism. Anna Kate returns to the small town of Wicklow, Alabama after the death of her grandmother who owned the local café. She intends to bury her grandmother, sell the café, and head back to Boson to start medical school. However her grandmother's will states she must remain and run the café for two months before she can sell it. The café is known for its mysterious blackbird pie which allows those who eat it to receive messages from the dead; sung to them in their dreams by the blackbirds who nest in the mulberry trees out back. Only the women of the Callow family can bake these pies. A charming book of family secrets, forgiveness, and learning to follow your heart.
Ratings: 10th grade - 8 out of 10 - AC (some mature thematic content).
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