The Truth about Twinkie Pie

By Kat Yeh,

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There's something about asking for Impossible Things. For one little second, they feel Possible.

Take two sisters making it on their own: brainy twelve-year-old GiGi and junior-high-dropout-turned-hairstylist DiDi. Add a million dollars in prize money from a national cooking contest and a move from the trailer parks of South Carolina…

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1 author picked The Truth about Twinkie Pie as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

"I guess my family likes to do things pretty different. Kind of weird, huh?" From the first page, I was swept up by GiGi’s say it like it is voice. For her entire life, her older sister, DiDi, has raised her on stories and recipes from their deceased mama. When they move to a new town, GiGi longs for a fresh start—something different than the study, study, study her sister insists upon. As GiGi’s friendships blossom, the gulf between her and DiDi widens, and I was reminded of how our impulses often lead to trouble. GiGi’s choices made…

Marvelous Jackson

By Laura Anne Bird,

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Laura Anne Bird Author Of Crossing the Pressure Line

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Since losing his mom, thirteen-year-old Jack Wilson has spent most of his time seeing just how much trouble he can get away with so that he feels like a winner at something. But he takes his mischief too far and is faced with the possibility of unbearable consequences. He knows it’s time to make a big change.

After rediscovering the love of baking he once shared with his mother, Jack is sure that his new sense of purpose will help him stay on the right path, so he throws himself into learning the finer points of sprinkles and scones—and…

Marvelous Jackson

By Laura Anne Bird,

What is this book about?

After losing his mom, a struggling thirteen-year-old boy in northern Wisconsin rediscovers the love of baking he once shared with her and decides to audition for the world-famous, big-hearted Marvelous Midwest Kids Baking Championship television show in Chicago. Jack is sure that his new sense of purpose will help him stay out of trouble, so he throws himself into learning the finer points of sprinkles and scones -- and hopefully even mending his broken relationship with his dad.


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