The Secret Ingredient

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UPC:
9780385743327
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
6/10/2014
Release Date:
6/10/2014
Author:
Stewart Lewis
Language:
english
Edition:
Reprint

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Product Overview

For fans of Sarah Dessen and Jay Asher's 13 Reasons Why comes a journey of family, food, romance, and self-discovery as Olivia, a teen chef living in L.A., finds a vintage cookbook and begins a search for her birthmother that will change her life forever.

Olivia doesnt believe in psychics. But the summer before her senior year of high school, she meets one in an elevator.
This summer will be pivotal, the psychic warns. Please rememberall your choices are connected.
Olivia loves her life in Silverlake, Los Angeles, but lately, somethings been missing. And after getting this strange advice, her world begins to change. A new job leads Olivia to a gorgeous, mysterious boy named Theo. And as Olivia cooks the recipes from a vintage cookbook she stumbles upon, she begins to wonder if the mother shes never known might be the secret ingredient shes been lacking.
But sometimes the things we search for are the things weve had all along.

Kissed with hope and possibility . . . the sort of book that makes you believe in the magic of everyday life and love. Daisy Whitney, author of The Mockingbirds

A delicious story. Youll devour it. Melissa Kantor, author of The Darlings in Love

It doesnt get any better than thisa touching tale of first love, family, and finding out who we really are. Alissa Grosso, author of Popular and Ferocity Summer

Lewis offers a thoughtful story about food and family. Publishers Weekly

Nuanced characters, including the talented protagonist and her loving but realistically flawed family, are the stars of this introspective and poignant coming-of-age tale. Kirkus Reviews

Olivia is a sympathetic protagonist and her struggles to find her place will resonate with many readers. Enjoyable chick lit. School Library Journal




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