Summer is about to begin, and Johnny can't wait. It promises to be even more exciting than a regular old summer in his tiny town when his mother announces she has a new client and will be heading to upstate New York for an interior design job in a museum. Johnny thinks that sounds like the perfect way to spend his summer until his mother breaks the news that he will be staying with his aunt instead. Johnny knows that staying with Aunt Collette means babysitting for his cousin Remember.
Yep, the kid is two years older than Johnny and his name is really Remember Dippy. Remember is weird. He spends most of his time watching the weather channel, eating the filling out of Twinkies, and repeating whatever anyone says to him. Johnny will be in charge whenever his aunt is at work at the local 7 Eleven. Johnny will probably spend the summer fighting off bullies like Dirk the Jerk when he's not mowing his lawn and his aunt's lawn and watching endless hours of the weather channel. He certainly isn't expecting to become friends with Remember and maybe even ending up with a girl friend, too.
Author Shirley Reva Vernick explores the world of autism and proves that friendship can turn up where you least expect it.
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