In classic Biederman style, Johnny's Cafe grips the reader from the first page. As Zoey Fletcher navigates her way through approaching adolescence, the decisions of some adults conflict with what she knows about right and wrong - good and evil. Tormented by her fifth-grade teacher, Zoey befriends a cafe owner named Johnny, a charismatic young man with a mysterious past. When Johnny's disappearance forces Zoey to make a choice, her decision is tied forever to the town and the adults she questions.-Shelley Muniz: Author of Micah's Story, Tunneling, and One Great Tribe