The Cookie Crumbles [Audiobook]
By (Author) Tracy Badua
HarperCollins
HarperCollins
11th June 2024
Audiobook
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Cooking and food
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Parents
CD-Audio
The Great British Bake Off meets Knives Out in this fun and propulsive middle grade novel following two best friends who must solve the mystery behind a baking competition gone awry.
Laila gave Lucy a cupcake on the second day of kindergarten, and they've been inseparable ever since. But the summer before eighth grade, they find out that since they live on opposite sides of town, they'll go to different high schools. Yuck!
Then Laila's invited to compete at the Golden Cookie competition, which awards its winner admission and a full ride to the prestigious Sunderland boarding school, and it's the perfect opportunity. Sunderland doesn't just have an elite culinary program; it's also home to an elite journalism track, if only newscaster-hopeful Lucy could build up a strong enough portfolio to impress the scholarship committee.
But when one of the celebrity judges collapses after sampling Laila's showpiece, rumors of foul play swirl, with Laila rising to the top of the suspect list. Even worse, a major storm has effectively cut off all access to the outside world.
Can the girls find the real culprit and clear Laila's name before it's too late
Tracy Badua is the author of the young adult novel This Is Not a Personal Statement. Alechia Dow is a former pastry chef, librarian, and award-winning author of acclaimed young adult scifi-fantasies, several short anthology pieces, and magical (sometimes mysterious) middle grade stories. When not writing, you can find her having epic dance parties with her family, baking, reading, taking teeny adventures, and exploring her local food scene. Imani Parks is a voice talent and Earphones Award-winning narrator.