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Lily Blennerhassett, convinced she will be a famous writer one day, keeps a notebook for the benefit of her "future biographers," in which she relates the events of her thirteenth summer. With her best friend away at camp, Lily falls under the spell of some fascinating relatives who turn out to be con artists. Lily's relentless perkiness becomes a bit wearing, but the writing is undeniably lively, and the action nonstop.