Midsummer’s Mayhem
Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca is a reprint edition published by little bee books on May 4, 2021. This 368-page book is written in English and presents a contemporary-fantasy retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The story follows eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson, who feels overshadowed by her accomplished family. When she discovers a baking contest at a new bakery, she sees a chance to prove her talent. However, complications arise when her father mysteriously loses his sense of taste, jeopardizing her culinary aspirations.
Readers will find a blend of magic, mystery, and culinary adventure as Mimi teams up with a boy named Vik to explore the woods and uncover exotic ingredients for her baking. As they create enchanting treats, Mimi grapples with her family’s dynamics and the strange occurrences surrounding her father’s condition. The narrative weaves themes of family, ambition, and the challenges of growing up, all set against a backdrop of baking and fantasy. This edition invites readers to join Mimi on her journey of self-discovery and culinary exploration.
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A Kirkus Best Book of 2019!
An Indies Introduce Selection for 2019!
An Indie Next Pick for Summer 2019!
“A delectable treat for food and literary connoisseurs alike.” Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
“What a wonderful, intriguing, and magical book. And wow, did it ever get my tastebuds going! Each time I picked it up, I felt the urge to head to my kitchen. . . . What I loved most was the smartness of it. It never once doubted its young readers.” Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor- and National Book Award-Nominated author
“Midsummer’s Mayhem is an enchantment of a novel, bursting with magic, mystery, and mouth-watering baked goods. Readers who have their own baking-show dreams will be cheering for Mimi until the very last page.” Kate Messner, award-winning author of Breakout, The Seventh Wish, and All the Answers
Can Mimi undo the mayhem caused by her baking in this contemporary-fantasy retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
Eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson comes from a big Indian American family: Dad’s a renowned food writer, Mom’s a successful businesswoman, and her three older siblings all have their own respective accomplishments. It’s easy to feel invisible in such an impressive family, but Mimi’s dream of proving she’s not the least-talented member of her family seems possible when she discovers a contest at the new bakery in town. Plus, it’ll start her on the path to becoming a celebrity chef like her culinary idol, Puffy Fay.
But when Mimi’s dad returns from a business trip, he’s mysteriously lost his highly honed sense of taste. Without his help, Mimi will never be able to bake something impressive enough to propel her to gastronomic fame.
Drawn into the woods behind her house by a strangely familiar song, Mimi meets Vik, a boy who brings her to parts of the forest she’s never seen. Who knew there were banyan trees and wild boars in Massachusetts? Together they discover exotic ingredients and bake them into delectable and enchanting treats.
But as her dad acts stranger every day, and her siblings’ romantic entanglements cause trouble in their town, Mimi begins to wonder whether the ingredients she and Vik found are somehow the cause of it all. She needs to use her skills, deductive and epicurean, to uncover what’s happening. In the process, she learns that in life, as in baking, not everything is sweet. . . .
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