Books like The baking life of Amelie Day by Vanessa Curtis

The story of a greaser and his friend, who are torn apart by the world's two types of people and must learn to cope with their differences.

Greg, a high‑schooler in Pittsburgh, is forced by his mother into an unlikely friendship with Rachel, the leukemia‑diagnosed girl from his Hebrew school, forcing him to confront loneliness, family, and the meaning of friendship.

A summer family reunion becomes a chance for Taylor to reconnect with her friends and family members as she faces the possibility of her father's terminal illness.

Stella Batts, a third-grader, must find a new best friend after her friend, Willa, moves away.

A humorous and heartwarming story about friendship, imagination, and learning through video games

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A tangle of knots follows a 11-year-old girl's journey as she discovers her Talent to bake cakes.

A ten‑year‑old girl dreams of becoming a baker while attending an exclusive girls’ witch‑craft school, where she excels despite her resistance to magic.

After Aunt Polly Portman's death, her niece Alice and friend Charlie uncover the mystery of a vanished pie‑crust recipe in Ipswitch, Pennsylvania. Alongside suspense, the story offers fourteen authentic pie recipes.

What does it take to perfect a flawless éclair? A delicate yet buttery croissant? To pipe dozens of macarons? The answer is: an intimate knowledge of the fundamentals of pastry. In The Art of French Pastry award-winning pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, cofounder of the renowned French Pastry School in Chicago, gives you just that. By teaching you how to make everything from pâte à choux to pastry cream, Pfeiffer builds on the basics until you have an understanding of the science behind the ingredients used, how they interact with one another, and what your hands have to do to transform them into pastry. This yields glorious results! Expect to master these techniques and then indulge in exquisite recipes, such as: brioche, napoléons / Mille-Feuilles, cream puffs, Alsatian cinnamon rolls / chinois, lemon cream tart with meringue teardrops, elephant ears / palmiers, black forest cake, beignets, as well as some traditional Alsatian savory treats, including: Pretzels, Kougelhof, Tarte Flambée, Warm Alsatian Meat Pie. Pastry is all about precision, so Pfeiffer presents us with an amazing wealth of information—lists of necessary equipment, charts on how ingredients react in different environments, and the precise weight of ingredients in grams, with a look at their equivalent in U.S. units -- which will help you in all aspects of your cooking. But in order to properly enjoy your "just desserts," so to speak, you will also learn where these delicacies originated. Jacquy Pfeiffer comes from a long line of pastry chefs and has been making these recipes since he was a child working in his father's bakery in Alsace. Sprinkled with funny, charming memories from a lifetime in pastry, this book will have you fully appreciating the hundreds of years of tradition that shaped these recipes into the classics that we know and love, and can now serve to our friends and families over and over again. The Art of French Pastry, full of gorgeous photography and Pfeiffer's accompanying illustrations, is a master class in pastry from a master teacher. - Publisher.

A coming-of-age story about a young girl's journey to find her voice amidst strict Catholic school rules in Los Angeles, USA in 1949.

Vicky Austin’s close‑knit family, on a nonstop road trip across America, faces wild adventures, camping mishaps, and the looming move to New York City as siblings, an orphan, and parents navigate mid‑teen life.

"The acclaimed chef featured in the Emmy-Award winning series The Mind of a Chef and the Netflix docu-series Chef's Table explores the rich baking tradition of the Nordic region, with 450 tempting recipes for home bakers. Nordic culture is renowned for its love of baking and baked goods: hot coffee is paired with cinnamon buns spiced with cardamom, and cold winter nights are made cozier with the warmth of the oven. No one is better equipped to explore this subject than acclaimed chef Magnus Nilsson. In this book, Nilsson delves into all aspects of Nordic home baking - modern and traditional, sweet and savory - with recipes for everything from breads and pastries to cakes, cookies, and holiday treats. No other book on Nordic baking is as comprehensive and informative. Nilsson travelled extensively throughout the Nordic region - Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden - collecting recipes and documenting the landscape. The 100 photographs in the book have been shot by Nilsson - now an established photographer, following his successful exhibitions in the US. From the publisher of Nilsson's influential and internationally bestselling Fäviken and The Nordic Cookbook"--

Learn to bake with confidence as Leah Brooks guides children through safe kitchen practices and simple, photo‑illustrated recipes ranging from muffins to pizza dough.

Children spend a fun baking day at their grandmother’s house, learning recipes and sharing heartwarming moments.

Sophomores and Other Oxymorons follows high schooler Scott Hudson as he navigates a new baby brother and the trials of sophomore year, balancing friendship, family, and self‑confidence in a relatable Pennsylvania setting.