Dessert First
By Hallie Durand
Chapter Book Ages 7-10
ISBN: 9781416963851
Dessert is an intrepid girl from a quirky restaurant-owning family. For one thing, their restaurant has an Eiffel fondue tower! She is a child with flair (she writes her name with a cherry at the end), she has a dog named Chunky, and she marches to the beat of her own drum, convincing her mom that dessert should come first. When Lambert Elementary has a drive to build a tree house, Dessert has to make a worthy sacrifice to win the pledge money for her school. Then disaster strikes. Though she was told not to touch the special Double Decker Chocolate Bars (Grandma Reine’s secret recipe) in the refrigerator, she eats the whole box by herself. When Dessert’s mom finds out, she is beyond upset. To make matters worse, Dessert is tricked by her worst enemy to give up her most favorite thing in all the world – dessert! Can Dessert survive two weeks without dessert for the benefit of the Lambert Elementary Doody Drive AND find a way to make amends to her family for devouring all the Double Decker Chocolate Bars? Find out! This delicious debut novel from Hallie Durand is a tasty treat for young readers. Readers craving for more Dessert (and who doesn’t?), can look forward to the plucky girl’s adventures in future books.
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Reviewed by Dianne de Las Casas
August 2009
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I love it, very cute and very sweet!