Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate O’Shaughnessy, 345 pages. Knopf (Random), 2023. $18
Content: G (one character mentions an LGBT crush)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Mo is on the search for family recipies – mostly because she doesn’t have a single one. Her grandmother, Nan, wasn’t much of a cook. And now Nan is gone and Mo is in the foster system. She’s lucky – she’s landed with a well-off couple, June and Tate. While they don’t seem to mesh flawlessly, they are supportive of rising sixth grader Mo when she comes up with her project for a website about family recipes. Really Mo is hoping that someone from her extended family is out there somewhere and will see her site and connect with her.
Sorry I wrote such a lame summary – it really is a charming book and had me choking up a nit at the end. Even though Mo’s life journey isn’t smooth, she does find the love that surrounds her. The characters default to white, with a few ethnic side characters and recipes.
Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS
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