Meet Gladys Gatsby: New York’s toughest restaurant critic. (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). She’s devastated, but soon finds just the right opportunity to pay her parents back when she is mistakenly contacted to write a restaurant review for one of the largest newspapers in the world. But 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?
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“Kathleen McInerney’s energetic narration highlights the delight, frustration, and perseverance of a misunderstood eleven-year-old foodie…McInerney brings out the quirky personalities of Gladys’s friends with a versatile range of consistent voices. Dynamic pacing and subtle restraint also bring out the subtleties of Gladys’ enthusiasm and disappointment as she tries to balance her love for food with the expectations of adults around her…This sweet story is delivered with humor and tenderness. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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