The Secret Recipe for Moving On - Hardcover

Bischer, Karen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250242304 ISBN 13: 9781250242303

Publisher: Swoon Reads, 2021

Synopsis

When Ellie is dumped by her boyfriend, she's forced to make new friends (while watching her ex swoon over his new girlfriend) in The Secret Recipe for Moving On, a smart and funny YA debut from Karen Bischer.

Ellie Agresti's not sure anything could be worse than being dumped by her boyfriend, Hunter, the first day of senior year.

But sharing a "life skills" class with him and his new girlfriend, Brynn? AND getting partnered with a "family" of misfits (A.J., the loudmouth; Isaiah, the horse-racing obsessive; and Luke, the tattooed stunt-biker)?

It's a recipe for certain disaster...until an in-class competition allows Ellie to channel her angst into beating Hunter and Brynn's team, and she unexpectedly bonds with her own group–especially Luke–in the process.

But as Ellie soon discovers, it will take more than classroom triumphs to heal her broken heart–and find herself again.

About this title

About the Author

Karen Bischer has written short stories for Girls' World and Animal Tales magazines and currently works as a copyeditor. She lives in her native New Jersey, where she has never encountered Bruce Springsteen in the wild, but does have a cat named after a member of the E Street Band. When she's not writing, you can find her cheering on the Yankees or geeking out over her favorite TV shows. She is the author of The Secret Recipe for Moving On.

Reviews

Gr 8 Up-High school senior Ellie has had to adjust to a new school and hasn't made friends yet. She's often bullied, and the school gossip pointedly enumerates her failings. When her boyfriend, Hunter, breaks up with her, it's the worst thing that ever happened to her...until she ends up in the same home ec class as Hunter and his new girlfriend. Ellie and a group of misfits-AJ, Isaiah, and Luke-form an unlikely bond to get revenge. This is a story of how four kids who are not so likely to be friends pull together to support one another through their trials and circumstances. While Ellie's senior year started in a train wreck, she takes the opportunity to remake herself and is proud of the outcome, and she and her new friends change in ways they never imagined. Bischer's debut novel is filled with laugh-out-loud moments, which makes it worth reading even if the plot is predictable. Ellie, Hunter, and most of the characters are white, Isaiah's family emigrated from Jamaica, and AJ's family isn't middle-class like the others. VERDICT This humorous romance is recommended for teen collections.-Devita Jo Joy, Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TXα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Swoon Reads
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1250242304
• ISBN 13: 9781250242303
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288