Midsummer’s Mayhem: Giveaway Winners

MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM: Giveaway Winners

18 individual books were given away to librarians, educators, and booksellers.
Our thanks to little bee books for the generous donation!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Midsummer’s Mayhem
By Rajani LaRocca
With illustrations by Rachel Suggs
Published by Yellow Jacket
ISBN-13: 9781499808889
Age Range: 8 – 12 Years

Eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson comes from a big Indian American family: Dad’s a renowned food writer, Mom’s a successful businesswoman, and her three older siblings all have their own respective accomplishments. It’s easy to feel invisible in such an impressive family, but Mimi’s dream of proving she’s not the least-talented member of her family seems possible when she discovers a contest at the new bakery in town. Plus, it’ll start her on the path to becoming a celebrity chef like her culinary idol, Puffy Fay.

But when Mimi’s dad returns from a business trip, he’s mysteriously lost his highly honed sense of taste. Without his help, Mimi will never be able to bake something impressive enough to propel her to gastronomic fame. Drawn into the woods behind her house by a strangely familiar song, Mimi meets Vik, a boy who brings her to parts of the forest she’s never seen. Who knew there were banyan trees and wild boars in Massachusetts? Together they discover exotic ingredients and bake them into delectable and enchanting treats.

But as her dad acts stranger every day, and her siblings’ romantic entanglements cause trouble in their town, Mimi begins to wonder whether the ingredients she and Vik found are somehow the cause of it all. She needs to use her skills, deductive and epicurean, to uncover what’s happened. In the process, she learns that in life, as in baking, not everything is sweet…

“The realistic characters and complex family dynamics augment the tightly knit plot, and the mouthwatering descriptions of food are guaranteed to make readers hungry. Three recipes at the end of the novel (based on the characters’ concoctions) are an added bonus for those interested in developing their culinary skills. A delectable treat for food and literary connoisseurs alike.”
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
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“This delightful and delicious spin on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream flows beautifully into a sensitive and thoughtful novel that addresses family dynamics and self-confidence alongside mouth-watering descriptions of food. Readers will relate to Mimi’s attempts to stand out and find her place and will be thrilled by the magical baking.”
—School Library Journal

Art © Rachel Suggs

ABOUT THE BAKING EVENT KIT

You will find ideas and tools to create a Midsummer’s Mayhem Baking Contest for your young readers and chefs. The kit’s materials make room for many winners and many delicious variations with adaptable invitations and flyers, a recipe book, pennant flags, award certificates, and more…

Baking Event Kit
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THE GIVEAWAY WINNERS