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Lang, Heidi
2 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Twelve-year-old Jessie avoids a lonely summer with her relatives by apprenticing with a cantankerous professional dog walker. When a charming novice steals business away from her mentor, Jessie plans retaliation. Lang uses descriptive language to form a multilayered story that not only highlights the responsibilities of pet ownership but also the complexities of growing up, first crushes, and revenge.
Reviewer: Lana Barnes
(3)
4-6
Lailu, a brilliant young chef specializing in the hunting and cooking of fantastical beasts, opens a restaurant with mentor Master Slipshod. But when Slipshod makes a bad deal with a loan shark, Lailu must save herself and the restaurant from mobster-like Mr. Boss. A clever, fast-paced story in a unique fantasy world populated with eccentric characters, both good and evil (including the ruthless "elf mafia").
Reviewer: Nancy Sheridan
2 reviews
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