Summary
What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious.
Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for.
Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading.
But how could a hobby fix any…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781984893871 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1984893874 |
| Author: | Kate O'Shaughnessy |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 4 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 485g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 139mm |
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Critics Review
★ “Readers will laugh, cry, and embrace Mo completely…. Deeply moving and tender.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “[An] 11-year-old in mourning navigates foster care and seeks connection by collecting families’ recipes and stories in this tenderly rendered, character-driven novel…. Extremely satisfying.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Mo, imperfections and all, is a winning heroine. To be read with snacks at hand, and perhaps also some tissues.” —The Horn Book
“Will pull at the heart strings of all readers.” —School Library Journal
About The Author
Kate O'Shaughnessy
Kate O’Shaughnessy is a Newbery Honor winner for The Wrong Way Home and author of The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane, and Lasagna Means I Love You. She is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she’s not writing, you can find Kate in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she’s read but never heard said aloud. She lives in California with her family.
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