Hazel, a young girl from Wisconsin, has always dreamed of being a superhero. As a child, she would wear a mask and cape, and help people in need, earning her the nickname "Super Stinky" from her peers. Despite her good intentions, her heroic deeds often backfire, causing embarrassment and chaos. As she grows up, Hazel faces criticism and ridicule from her peers, including her older sister Maggie, who is more intelligent and popular. However, things change when Hazel befriends Max, a popular football player who appreciates her quirks.
When Maggie falls ill after eating their uncle's new ice cream recipe, Hazel suspects that the ice cream may be the cause of her sister's illness. Her suspicions are later confirmed when she discovers that the ice cream has made many people at school sick. Hazel confronts her uncle, who reveals that he was working with a shady investor who prioritized profits over safety.
Together, Hazel and her uncle expose the truth, and he makes a public apology, taking responsibility for the harm caused by the bad ice cream. Although the ice cream shop is sealed, and her uncle faces heavy fines, Hazel knows she did the right thing. In the end, Hazel's uncle's business license is returned, and they rebuild the brand. Hazel is now dating Max, and her sister Maggie has secured a scholarship to an Ivy League college.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator, Hazel, is from Wisconsin.
2. Hazel's older sister is Maggie, who is two years older and very smart.
3. Hazel and Maggie live with their uncle, who runs a small ice cream parlor.
4. Hazel has always wanted to be a superhero and used to wear a mask and cape.
5. Hazel's uncle encouraged her to keep helping people, saying she has a "heart of gold."
6. Maggie won the national math Olympiad in seventh grade.
7. Hazel and Maggie helped their uncle with a wedding reception, but things didn't go well.
8. Hazel's uncle got a rich investor to help his ice cream business.
9. Maggie got sick after eating her uncle's new ice cream recipe.
10. Many students at Hazel's school got sick with a stomach virus after eating the ice cream at the Winter Dance.
11. Hazel suspected that the ice cream was the cause of the sickness and told her uncle.
12. Hazel's uncle had been working with a shady investor who didn't want to recall the bad batches of ice cream.
13. Hazel and her uncle decided to make a public announcement and recall the bad batches of ice cream.
14. The investor disappeared, and Hazel's uncle had to pay heavy fines and close his shop.
15. Hazel's uncle's business license was returned after a year, and they started rebuilding the brand.
16. Hazel and Max started dating, and Maggie got a scholarship to an Ivy League college.