The Gumma Wars

Lawrence Jackson Underwood (Lu for short) is a member of the West 7th Wildcats, a group of pals who play games and spend time together. Another member of the group, Tony Rodriquez, is about to have a birthday. Lu and Johnny Vang pool their allowances to buy a nice gift. As the big day draws close, Lu has a new problem. His parents are going out of town and each of his grandmothers (gumma's--his pet name for them) have promised to take care of him. The only problem: the gummas don't like one another and can't agree on anything. Although it sounds really serious, this story by David Haynes, is actually pretty funny, and is set in the West 7th area of St. Paul to boot!