family-owned business enterprises

Del is sure her family's flower shop is floundering because of the new florist that opened across town, and when she learns the owner's son is Hamilton, the cute new boy in her class, Del vows to keep the family business afloat and get Hamilton to ask her to the dance.

Del Bloom's excitement over her thirteenth birthday is tempered by her ex-best friend Ashley's plans for an elaborate party to which Del is not only not invited, but must help plan when Ashley chooses the Blooms flower shop to provide decorations.

"Twelve-year-old Colophon Letterford has a serious mystery on her hands. Will she discover the link between her family's literary legacy and Shakespeare's tomb before it's too late?"--Provided by publisher.