About this item
Twelve-year-old Evie Carson lives with her mom. In an apartment across the lake, Evies celebrity-chef dad is starting a new life with his young second wife, Angie, whos expecting twins. To make matters worse, Evies dad has custody of the beloved family dog. Navigating her new family situation is difficult, and Evie turns to her love of cooking as a way to stay connected to her father. Through cooking classes, Evie finds an unexpected friend in Corey, whose eccentric aunt Shanti might be able to make everyone a little happier. Evie learns to look outside herself, help others, and make friends where she never thought she could (she also learns to make a pretty darn good soufflé!) .
About the Author
Alison Jackson has been a children's author for over twenty years. As a children's librarian she became aware of the needs of young readers, along with their interests, and she has been writing for them ever since. Her most popular book, I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A PIE, is a humorous Thanksgiving take-off on the children's song, "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," in which her little old lady consumes nearly everything she sees on Thanksgiving Day. THE BALLAD OF VALENTINE, a Valentine's Day spin-off from the song, "Clementine," appeared on the New York Times Best Seller's list, and her most recent novel, EGGS OVER EVIE, has received starred reviews in both School Library Journal and the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Her next publication, WHEN THE WIND BLEW will be out in January, 2013. It is a variation on "Rock-a-Bye,Baby", in which the wind blows the baby right out of the tree and onto the roof of a shoe house, belonging to the "Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe." The unpredictable wind rearranges many familiar nursery rhymes before finally shifting and setting everything right.
