Twelve-year-old Wilma Sue
discovers the ultimate comfort food in Joyce Magnin’s CAKE: Love, Chickens and a Taste of the Peculiar (Zonderkidz; January
2013; $14.99), a sweet tale complete with icing, surprises, love, and just
the right amount of nuts.
Mary
Poppins meets
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle in this new story
by the celebrated author of Carrying
Mason. Wilma Sue seems destined to hop from one foster home to the next—until
she is sent to live with sisters and retired missionaries, Ruth and Naomi. But
do they really care about Wilma Sue, or are they just looking for a
Cinderella-style farmhand to help raise their chickens and bake cakes?
As Wilma Sue adjusts to her new
surroundings and helping Naomi deliver “special” cakes to the neighbors, she discovers
something strange that happens to people who eat the cakes. Did Mrs.
Snipplesmith’s chair really rise off the floor? Was that a gold fish in the
lemonade?
Wilma Sue starts looking for
answers and secret ingredients in these mysterious cakes. While doing so, she
makes a new friend, Penny, and discovers what it feels like to be truly loved.
But when Penny and her mother hit
a rough patch, Wilma Sue decides to try her own hand at baking a special
cake—with disastrous results. Then tragedy strikes the chickens, and all
fingers point to Wilma Sue—just when she was starting to believe she had
finally found a permanent home with Ruth and Naomi.
Magnin takes Wilma Sue and readers
on a journey to find faith in themselves and those around them. Fans will learn,
along with Wilma Sue, that it’s not yummy desserts and magic that cures, but two
very special ingredients: love and hope.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joyce Magnin is the
author of five novels; including the popular Bright’s Pond series and the 2011 middle grade novel Carrying Mason. She is also a frequent
speaker and writing instructor. Magnin lives with her son in Havertown,
Pennsylvania.
To schedule an interview with Joyce Magnin, or receive a review copy of CAKE,
please contact Candice Frederick at DJC Communications: 212-971-9707, Candice@djccommunications.com.
“Magnin’s riotous imagination is fun to run with;
she’s cooked up a sweet story.”
—Publishers Weekly
—Publishers Weekly
“Magnin maintains a delicate balance between a
fablelike fantasy and reality fiction.”
—Kirkus Reviews
—Kirkus Reviews
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