Prepare for a time of action and, simultaneously, inaction "Sally Forth, Vile Curmudgeon" is a simmering stew of hilarity, a single spoonful of which will reveal notes of de-branched fir, rosary-pea pie and bear-daisies. A reader of true distinction might even detect a hint of maple-aged coho salmon. Sal Silver was an average Gordonsburgian boy until a toque-toting, bear-modifying madman embarked on a plan to ruin the Silver family's bakery. Sal's ensuing attempts to protect himself and his parents land him in a string of misadventures that range from the dramatically suspenseful to the...