retiredlibrarylady 's review for:

Homesick by Kate Klise

2.0

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Beignet (Benny to all) is living with a hoarder -- his dad, Calvin; his mother, Nola,has left because Calvin won't throw anything away, including the splinter from the holy cross. The tiny town they live in has won a contest for America's Most Charming Small Town based on a fictitious entry by a local teacher, so the locals decide that Calvin's house needs a clean-up. Just as that commences, a tornado destroys the town. In a highly improbable ending, the contest sponsors decide to rebuild the town as depicted in the winning entry, Calvin is cured by psychiatric medication, and Nola returns to live next door. Nice characters, but I really couldn't get over the miracle hoarding cure.