Content: G (mild tension)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
Rising 8th graders and best friends Laila and Lucy are headed to the prestigious Sunderland Academy for a long weekend. Laila is hoping to win the Golden Cookie competition and a scholarship to the school, while Lucy is there to add to her writing portfolio, as she has already been accepted to Sunderland for high school. During the first round of judging, however, the acerbic chef judge, Chef Remi, actually passes out right after sampling Laila’s cookie - turning her into the prime suspect, or scapegoat. Even Lucy seems to suspect her. Since a late storm has swept in, all of the contestants are stuck together.
I love GBBO, and I enjoyed Knives Out - this is not a sterling combination of the two. If you have kids who like mysteries, or baking contests with intrigue, then by all means, purchase. Laila is way too high strung for my taste. And a contest only based on cookies felt limiting and boring. The book did not need 300+ pages - maybe 200 pages would have made a tighter, more exciting read.
Laila is Black, Lucy, I think, is Indian.
I listened to the audiobook provided by libro.fm.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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