"Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New
York wasn't eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman's dream, but at least it's
an adventure. Miriam befriends Kate, whose grandmother owns the diner
next door, and finds comfort in the company of Maria, the motel's
housekeeper, and her Uncle Mordy, who comes to help out for the
summer"—Publisher.
