Vanessa Curtis

The Baking Life of Amelie Day Vanessa Curtis

Brief Description: Thirteen-year-old Amelie Day loves to bake, so she is thrilled to be invited to compete in the Best Teen Baker of the Year contest, and she is determined not to let her steadily worsening cystic fibrosis get in the way, even if it means lying to her parents, and catching a train to New York on her own--but when her friend is hit by a van trying to follow her, she is devastated. Marc Notes: First published in 2014 by Curious Fox, an imprint of Capstone Global Library Limited.; Includes recipes.; Thirteen-year-old Amelie Day loves to bake, so she is thrilled to be invited to compete in the Best Teen Baker of the Year contest, and she is determined not to let her steadily worsening cystic fibrosis get in the way, even if it means lying to her parents, and catching a train to New York on her own--but when her friend is hit by a van trying to follow her, she is devastated. Publisher Marketing: Thirteen-year-old Amelie Day loves to bake so she's thrilled when she's invited to compete in the Best Teen Baker of the Year contest. But Amelie has Cystic Fibrosis, and some days she can barely breathe. Determined not to let her condition or her mom stop her from taking part, Amelie musters all her Flour Power. But will it be enough to get her to the top?

Contributor Bio:  Curtis, Vanessa Vanessa is the award-winning author of several contemporary YA novels including Zelah Green (Egmont, 2009), which won the Manchester Children s Book Prize and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize 2009, and The Haunting of Tabitha Grey (Egmont, 2012), a contemporary ghost story with a shocking twist. Contributor Bio:  Eccles, Jane Amanda Li is a writer and editor who has worked in publishing for many years. She lives in London with her family.