<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this second book about Anastasia Krupnik's younger brother, Sam concocts a perfume made of his mother's favorite smells to honor her request for only homemade gifts for her birthday.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Why won't Sam Krupnik allow his mother to enter his bedroom? Why has he started calling his toy box <i>The Lab</i>? And why does he carry a Ziplock bag in his pocket al all times? <i>What's the big secret?</i> Well, his mother's birthday is approaching, and she has told her family that what she really wants are homemade gifts. Sam has decided to invent a special, surprise perfume just for her--a concoction that will combine all of her favorite smells. Now the question is: Exactly how does one go about bottling the quirky collection of scents on Mrs. Krupnik's list of favorites? If anyone can find a way--or at least have loads of fun trying--it's Sam, Anastasia's precocious younger borther.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Warm, lively, true to children's real inner lives, and laugh-aloud funny all the way. Kirkus Reviews with Pointers<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Lois Lowry </b>is the author of more than forty books for young adults. She has received countless honors, among them the Newbery Medal for two of her novels, <i>Number the Stars </i>and <i>The Giver</i>. Ms. Lowry divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a 1769 farmhouse in Maine. Visit her website at www.loislowry.com.
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