In this quirky, heartwarming comingofage novel, two sisters have their lives changed after winning a national cooking contest that takes them to a new town filled with new adventuresand challenges. Take two sisters making it on their own: brainy twelveyearold GiGi and juniorhighdropoutturnedhairstylist DiDi. Add a million dollars in prize money from a national cooking contest and a move from the trailer parks of South Carolina to the North Shore of Long Island. Mix in a fancy new school, a first crush, new friends and enemies, and a generous sprinkling of family secrets.Thats the recipe for The Truth About Twinkie Pie, a voicedriven middlegrade debut about the true meaning of family and friendship.