Gladys knew her torch wasn't the right kind for making dessertsâit was a lot bigger than the one pictured in her cookbook, for starters, plus there was that huge DANGER: EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE label on its side. It's probably just the neighbors, she told herself, and turned back to her project. It was 5:16âstill a good forty-four minutes before her parents were due home from work, and they were never early. She froze for a second, but then checked the clock. That's when she heard a car door slam outside. Her finger hovered over the trigger button that was supposed to turn her plain little custards into crunchy, tasty treats. GLADYS GATSBY STOOD AT THE COUNTER with the spout of her father's heavy blowtorch poised over the ceramic cup. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for third-party websites or their content. Summary: Eleven-year-old Gladys Gatsby loves food and cooking, so when she lands an assignment to write a restaurant review for a New York City newspaper, she will do anything to make it happen, even risk the wrath of her fast-food-loving parents. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to continue to publish books for every reader. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission.

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