The Crepe Makers' Bond

Julie Crabtree

apr 2011. · Milkweed Editions

O ovoj e-knjizi

An aspiring young chef and her two friends struggle to maintain their friendship and survive eighth grade in this charming sequel to Discovering Pig Magic.

Fourteen-year-old Ariel is the head chef in her family’s kitchen. Cucumber salads, fettucine carbonara, fish tacos, and peanut butter pie are just a few of the dishes she crafts when she’s feeling frustrated by the world, and it’s turning into a frustrating year. Ariel, Nicki, and M have been inseparable friends since they were kids, but now M’s mom has decided to move away. It’s the girls’ last year in middle school, and they can’t fathom being separated.

The friends concoct a plan that will keep M in the Bay Area—she’ll move in with Ariel and her family. But before you can say “bff,” the party is over. Everything M does gets on Ariel’s nerves, and it’s not long before the girls are avoiding each other. This was supposed to be their best year ever, but some painful lessons are threatening to tear their friendship apart. Can the girls scramble to make things right before the bond crumbles?

Praise for The Crepe Makers’ Bond

“Highly entertaining and multi-layered. . . . Creative and refreshing like a good soufflé, this perceptive, heartfelt narrative . . . has real meat on its bones.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Julie Crabtree blends themes of friendship and authentic emotions with the addition of some real recipes in The Crepe Makers’ Bond. This insightful and humorous depiction of the evolving friendship of three middle-school girls is a great match for ten- to thirteen-year-old readers.” —Foreword Reviews

O autoru

Julie Crabtree won the Milkweed Prize for Children’s Literature for her novel, Discovering Pig Magic. She has also been published in the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, Highlights for Children, MotherVerse, Green Prints, and Knowledge Quest. She received her BA from the University of California at Davis in English and her paralegal certificate. Julie worked as a legal administrator until 1999, when she became a freelance writer. Passionate about cooking and gardening, Julie lives with her husband and two young daughters in Crescent City, California.