The Wooing of Calvin Parks

** "The Wooing of Calvin Parks" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is a story about Calvin Parks who comes back to the place he grew up and meets his old friends, the Sill twins, Sam and Sim. As Calvin spends time with them, he sees how strange their family is, and it seems like there might be some love connections and plans for people to get married going on. When Calvin gets to the Sill house, he thinks about the old days, but he sees that the twins are even weirder now that their mom has died. The story starts by showing how funny and a little messed up the twins are, especially with their cousin, Mary Sands, living with them. As Calvin gets used to being back, he gets mixed up in the twins' wish to find spouses and starts to consider marrying himself, particularly in relation to the interesting Mary Sands. The start of the book shows the ideas of love, friendship, and how funny and complicated relationships can be. **