Sweet Disaster

In this vibrant middle grade debut from a beloved award-winning author, a twelve-year-old aspiring chef must whip up a delectable—and slightly disastrous—plan to save his grandmother’s iconic neighborhood bakery when her failing memory and a shady developer threaten to shut it down.

Want to know a secret? I, Chef Jevon Lawrence, am about to go from ORDINARY to LEGENDARY.

You heard me! Now that I finally get to spend the summer with G’Ma at our family bakery (aka my favorite place in the entire world!), coming up with the coolest, most delicious new flavor combinations, I’m going to be an epic baking superstar.

Just like my G’Ma.

Who, by the way, keeps forgetting basic stuff. (Maybe she’s just trying to keep me on my toes??) Then there’s the shady guy in a suit who keeps circling our bakery like he wants to devour it. And the new boy next door, who makes me feel like I ate a cherry cupcake with extra cayenne. (Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it!)

Look, even the most perfect batter can have a few lumps.

But legends DON’T fail.

Julian Winters is the bestselling and award-winning author of acclaimed novels for young people and adults, including Running with Lions, an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award winner, and Right Where I Left You, a Georgia Peach Award nominee. A self-proclaimed comic-book geek, Julian lives outside Atlanta, where he can be found reading or zesting up his favorite recipes with a little spice and a lot of love. Sweet Disaster is his middle-grade debut.

• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Publish Date: April 13, 2027
  
• Pages: 272
  
• Language: English
  
• Type: Hardcover
  
• EAN/UPC: 9798217029693
  
• Dimensions: 8.3 X 5.5 X 0.7 inches | 0.8 pounds