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Eleven-year-old foodie Gladys Gatsby now has her first published review under her belt and is looking forward to a quiet summer of cooking and reviewing. But her plans quickly go awry when her friend Charissa Bentley delivers Gladys's birthday gift: a free summer at Camp Bentley. As Gladys feared, camp life is not easy: she struggles to pass her swim test and can't keep the other campers happy while planning lunches. The worst part is she can't seem to get away from the annoying new "celebrity" camper and sneak away for her latest assignment - finding the best hot dog in New York City. But when it turns out her hot dog assignment was a dirty trick by a jealous reviewer, Gladys's reviewing career may be over forever.
About the Author
Tara Dairman is a novelist and recovering round-the-world traveler (two years, seventy-four countries!) . She grew up in New York, received a B.A. in Creative Writing from Dartmouth College, and worked for several years as a magazine editor, managing freelance writers that she never met face-to-face. While in that job, Tara realized that she could probably be tricked into publishing an article by a kid if the writing was good enough and the kid sent professional-sounding e-mails. Voilà: the premise for her first novel, ALL FOUR STARS, was born.Two sequels continued 11-year-old restaurant critic Gladys Gatsby's foodie adventures (THE STARS OF SUMMER and STARS SO SWEET) . Then came Tara's latest novel for middle-grade readers, THE GREAT HIBERNATION, about a town where all of the adults fall asleep, leaving the kids in charge. Her next book for children will be DESERT GIRL, MONSOON BOY, illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan, due in May 2020.Tara currently lives full time in an RV with her family, traveling around the US and Canada. You can follow their adventures on Instagram at instagram.com/allfourstars.(author photo credit: Tiffany Crowder @ Crowded Studios)
