One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street by Joanne Rocklin

All the residents on Orange Street love the old orange tree on the vacant lot. If the tree could talk you would hear many wonderful stories about the residents, past and present. Bunny, Ali and Leandra are friends and members of the "Long Hair Club". They meet under the orange tree. The girls all have secrets they share, and some secrets that they only share with the orange tree. The same is true about others in their neighborhood. One gorgeous morning the neighbors wake up to find on orange cone in front of the vacant lot. No one knows where the cone came from and their imaginations run wild trying to figure out what is happening. We get a glimpse into each neighbor's personal world as they reminisce about the vacant lot and how much the orange tree means to them. Check out the author's website and hear her own words about how she created the characters and why she wrote the story. Click on her name to enter the website Joanne Rocklin .