{"product_id":"lasagna-means-i-love-you-9781984893901","title":"Lasagna Means I Love You","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her \u003ci\u003eown\u003c\/i\u003e recipe in this unforgettable story that's a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she's gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she's not worth sticking around for.\u003cbr\u003e Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading.\u003cbr\u003e But how could a \u003ci\u003ehobby\u003c\/i\u003e fix anything in her newly topsy-turvy life?\u003cbr\u003eThen Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else's family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can't tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting as the recipe notes said.\u003cbr\u003e Soon Mo finds herself asking everyone she meets for \u003ci\u003etheir\u003c\/i\u003e family recipes. Teaching herself to make them. Collecting the stories behind them. Building a \u003ci\u003ewebsite\u003c\/i\u003e to share them. And, okay, secretly hoping that a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.\u003cbr\u003e But when everything starts to unravel\u003ci\u003e again, \u003c\/i\u003e Mo realizes that if she wants a family recipe--or a real family--she's going to have to make it up herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate O'Shaughnessy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.64h x 5.20w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984893901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e522944 \/ Lasagna Means I Love You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKATE O'SHAUGHNESSY is a Newbery Honor winner for \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Lasagna Means I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e She is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she's not writing, you can find Kate in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she's read but never heard said aloud. She lives in California with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43774270701683,"sku":"9.78198E+12","price":10.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_670c4bdc-7e67-45c1-a6d5-297cfd7be1ec.jpg?v=1757421993","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/lasagna-means-i-love-you-9781984893901","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}