The Year the Swallows Came EarlyEleanor "Groovy" Robinson loves cooking and plans to go to culinary school just as soon as she's old enough. But even Groovy's thoughtfullyplanned menus won't fix the things that start to go wrong the year she turns elevensuddenly, her father is in jail, her best friend's long absent mother reappears, and the swallows that make their annual migration to her hometown arrive surprisingly early. As Groovy begins to expect the unexpected, she learns about