Give this one to your young foodies.' - School Library Journal 'A preteen restaurant critic is born. The triumphant conclusion makes this a tasty read.' - Publishers Weekly 'The characters are well drawn-the snob and her entourage shy, quiet Gladys her picky-eater friend, Sandy the literal boy next door and a teacher who brings out the best in her students. 'Younger readers will be amused by Gladys's reviews of her parents' horrible cooking and her plot to get to New York City without alerting any adults. But in order to meet her deadline and keep her dream job, Gladys must cook her way into the heart of her sixth-grade archenemy and sneak into New York City-all while keeping her identity a secret! Easy as pie, right? She's devastated but soon finds just the right opportunity to pay her parents back when she's mistakenly contacted to write a restaurant review for one of the largest newspapers in the world. (Just don't tell anyone that she's in sixth grade.) Gladys Gatsby has been cooking gourmet dishes since the age of seven, only her fast-food-loving parents have no idea! Now she's eleven, and after a crème brûlée accident (just a small fire), Gladys is cut off from the kitchen (and her allowance). Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of The False Prince Meet Gladys Gatsby: New York's toughest restaurant critic.

About the Book Eleven-year-old Gladys Gatsby loves food and cooking, so when she lands an assignment to write a restaurant review for a New York City newspaper, she will do anything to make it happen, even risk the wrath of her fast-food loving parents.īook Synopsis 'A scrumptious gem of a story!'-Jennifer A.

All Four Stars by Tara Dairman