Melissa, Pass It On is the story of a rich but neglected 13 year old girl from Manhattan who longs to be reunited with her mother after three years of separation. Instead, she is forced to spend the summer with her weirdo, backwoods grandmother in a house with no electricity. Not only that, Grandma makes her collect the eggs from the smelly barn, and Melissa’s first attempt at riding a horse ends in a pile of manure! Melissa’s anger grows until she makes an unexpected friend and gets a new set of paints. But when a dark haired boy walks into her yard, the summer really starts to look up. Melissa doesn’t notice that she has changed, but everyone else does. Without knowing it, the new Melissa brings about the thing she wants most in the world.
This humorous story has great appeal for young teens. It gives an honest look into one girl's first experience with family, prayer, nature, friendship, art and loving others.
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By Alice Hawley
Oct 25, 2009
This was written to me by Margaret Puddington: I read Melissa's story last weekend, and am so impressed. It was clever and funny and touching and had much sweetness. The plot twists and turns captured my attention, and I enjoyed the details--especially ones I recognized, like Larkin St.--immensely. I truly enjoyed reading the story and became quite fond of the characters. Even Melissa!
