Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL,
MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
12yo Alice Fleck
is headed to a week at a Victorian convention.
Because Dad’s girlfriend submitted a video and application, the pair are
going to compete on Culinary Chronicles – a foodie show that will be filmed
during the celebration at the gorgeous Gladstone Manor. But when Alice arrives, she and Dad find out
that the show has been sold to a new network and now they will be on Culinary
Combat! None on the competitors are happy, especially when sabotage seems to be
afoot. With the help of the two other kids at the manor, can Alice solve the mystery
and survive the competition?
Alice does have
anxiety, which frequent readers of my reviews may remember is a particular pet
peeve of mine, but Alice’s anxiety is overshadowed by laugh-out-loud moments,
clever co-conspirators, and culinary competition. I would happily see more of
Alice, but only if she teams up with her friends again to solve another
mystery. I could totally see her and Dad
having their own traveling show.
Book was loaned
from libro.fm for an honest review; narrated by Katie Ryerson
Cindy, Library
Teacher, MLS
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