About this Book

Abel Frake is the patriarch of a family whose individual members are affected by the upcoming Iowa State Fair in various fascinating ways. Abel hopes to enter his prize hog Blue Boy and win the blue ribbon. His wife Melissa, wants to enter her mincemeat in a food competition, his son Wayne, wants to get even with a carnival sharpster who'd outsmarted him during the last state fair, and daughter Margery, just wants to get out of the house for a little fun. The parents win their prizes, the children have brief romances, and everyone goes home a little wiser for the experience.