The Habanero Problem: An Honestly, Ian Book

Fred is a Jack Russell Terrier. He goes places. Usually he takes Ian with him. On Saturday, Fred dragged Ian past the bread table and the honey table and everything else -- all the way to the far end of the market. To a woman with forty jars of habanero peach jam and no customers. Her name was Rosa. She had a six-Saturday permit. This was Saturday four. The jam was the best thing Ian had tried at this market. Nobody was stopping. His best friend Jade told him exactly what to do. She was very clear: find Mrs. Okafor, bring her once, don't explain anything to strangers. Two instructions. Ian followed one of them. Honestly, Ian: The Habanero Problem is a chapter book about facts, farmers markets, and what happens when a nine-year-old discovers that accurate information delivered at the wrong time is the same as the wrong information. For readers ages 8-10 who like dogs, evidence, and characters who say what they actually think.