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Children's Fiction Cooking & Food

The Heat Is On

by (author) Charise Mericle Harper

illustrated by Aurelie Blard-Quintard

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Initial publish date
Mar 2019
Category
Cooking & Food
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780544980280
    Publish Date
    Feb 2018
    List Price
    $18.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781328561398
    Publish Date
    Mar 2019
    List Price
    $11.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 8 to 12
  • Grade: 3 to 7

Description

The competition heats up in episode two of this zesty series for fans of kids' cooking competitions!

With this episode's theme of family and tradition, from a diner challenge to a quinceañera to the farmer's market, the junior chefs will have to sauté their way through the chewiest challenges yet. They're the best in the nation, but can they handle the twists and turnovers week two has in store, on- and off-camera? Which junior chefs can stand the heat? And which one will need toget out of the kitchen? We are one episode closer to discovering justwhowill earn the title of Next Best Junior Chef. 

Bonus: Includes real cooking techniques for the aspiring young chef!

About the authors

Charise Mericle Harper is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the Just Grace series and the Next Best Junior Chef series. Charise lives in Oregon. Visit Charise at chariseharper.com and on Twitter at @ChariseHarper.

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Editorial Reviews

"Fast-paced and fun-filled, a delicious read for middle graders, foodies or not."-Kirkus, 11/13/2017

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