The family that moved in next was as different from the former two families as Whip 'n Chill from tapioca. The Conjugation of "M" relates the summer shenanigans of a suburban New England neighborhood through the eyes of Deborahh Gainsworth, a thirteen-year-old girl navigating the sometimes-tumultuous storms of her teenage years. All around her, personalities are gradually revealed through competitive banter and displays of their abilities, all in preparation for the long-awaited Ridgely Road Talent Show. Deborahh faces the challenge of using her poetry skills to sublimate recent experiences--one an encounter she'd sooner forget, and the other a spiritual awakening she'd always remember. The sequence of families who lived next door to her all had last names starting with the initial M. However, the third family who moves in is the one that will change her life forever.

--Beverly J. Bronleewe

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