This year's theme is "Reading is So Delicious!" Here are some great food-related books to read this summer!
Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother, Rayka, escape Rayka's abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia. Foster dreams of having her own cooking show like her idol, celebrity chef Sonny Kroll. Rayka longs to be a headliner instead of a back-up singer. Macon Dillard's goal is to be a documentary filmmaker. And Miss Charleena plans a triumphant return to Hollywood. Everyone has a dream, but nobody is even close to famous in the little town of Culpepper. Until some unexpected events shake the town and its inhabitants-and put their big ambitions to the test.
Macy's summer stretches before her, carefully planned and outlined. She plans to work at the library, spend her evenings studying for the SATs, wait for her brainy boyfriend to return from camp. Spare time will be used to help her obsessive mother prepare for the big opening of the townhouse section of her luxury development. But Macy's plans don't anticipate a surprising and chaotic job with Wish Catering, a motley crew of new friends, or...Wes. Tattooed, artistic, anything-but-expected Wes. He doesn't fit Macy's life at all-so why does she feel so comfortable with him? So...happy? What is it about him that makes her let down her guard and finally talk about how much she misses her father, who died before her eyes the year before?
Najika is a great cook and likes to make meals for the people she loves but something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart and now Najika is determined to find him. The only clue she has is a silver spoon that leads her to the prestigious Seika Academy. Attending Seika will be a challenge. Every kid at the school has a special talent, and the girls in Najika's class think she doesn't deserve to be there. But Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika's cooking for what it is: magical. Is either boy Najika's mysterious prince?
Cyril Bartholomew isn't exactly everyone's idea of a dream date and he's a little on the heavy side. Not that he gets pushed around or anything, but it does cause him to keep one very important secret from everyone: he loves too cook. The only person who knows this secret is his best friend, Nick. Nick is just about the opposite of Cyril-he's a really attractive track star who is cool in a rebellious sort of way. Cyril has never been jealous of Nick, though. . .until the day that Nick decides he is interested in Rose Mulligan, Cyril's long-time secret crush. Cyril helps Nick woo Rose with culinary masterpieces which secretly creates. Includes recipes from the story.
Quincie Morris has never felt more alone. Her parents are dead and her hybrid-werewolf first love is threatening to embark on a rite of passage that will separate them forever. Then as she and her uncle are about to unveil their hot vampire-themed restaurant, a brutal murder leaves them scrambling for a chef. Can Quincie transform their new hire into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night? Can he wow the crowd in his fake fangs, cheap cape, and red contact lenses or is there more to this earnest face than meets the eye? As human and preternatural forces clash, a deadly love triangle forms and the line between predator and prey begins to blur. Who's playing whom? And how long can Quincie play along before she loses everything?
Kimberly
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