Ellie's Deli: In a Pickle!: Vol. 2 (Volume 1) By Lisa Greenwald
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Thank Edelweiss for the eARC this is the second in the series the first is equally great Fun middle school read with lots of non preachy life lessons 1524884634 E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusEllie should be able to relax now that her Bubbe s deli Lukshen has been saved from being redeveloped by Nina s father but there is still a lot going on She s behind in her school work and her advisor has called her parents and wants her to come in early in the morning for tutoring Not only that but she has agreed to help Ava s cousin Charlie find a venue for her bat mitzvah celebration after the venue her mother booked closed down Ellie wants to help everyone but it s not working out the way she would like and making her very stressed Adding to this stress is the drama that Nina seems to bring with her to every relationship She seems dedicated to pitting friends against each other and accelerating the drama by asking why no one likes her When Nina s father has a meeting at Lukshen the answer to one of Ellie s problems becomes clear he wants the deli to turn unused upstairs space into an event center Charlie could hold her party there and one of Bubbe s friends is a retired event planner who would be glad to help The only problem Architects are getting involved so it looks like the upstairs won t be ready for a year and Ellie needs it in a MONTH Even though she is spending time on her schoolwork and not surprisingly doing better she has a lot of anxiety and frequently finds herself using the calming techniques that she knows After Nina is suspended for mean social media posts she makes some progress in how she treats others she still has a lot of work to do She finally tells her mother and grandmother that she needs some help and they are able to work with Charlie s mother to have the perfect place for the celebration Strengths Like the first book Ellie s Deli this has a delightful combination of friend drama illustrations and RECIPES I loved the setting of the neighborhood and the deli and the fact that Ellie enjoyed hanging out there talking to her grandmother s friends The friend drama with Nina is so spot on there s always that one girl who just seems to delight in stirring the pot and getting everyone upset I ve never understood it but Ellie and her friends deal with it pretty well talking to each other and getting some help from adults Like Greenwald s Absolutely Positively Natty Ellie is having some realistic problems controlling her emotions and her reactions to other people but she still has lots of positive interactions and has some fun Her family is generally supportive and her sisters appear just enough for us to understand her dynamics with them I hope that Ellie is able to grow up and run the deli Weaknesses Admittedly this is a strange complaint the recipes while very interesting don t always correspond to the food being mentioned in the text It s not a problem but when rugelach was mentioned towards the end of the book and there wasn t a recipe it occurred to me that I wanted recipes for things that Ellie was making or eating What I really think I think we need to order up a middle grade trend on family run food shops What titles can you recall that would go along with Oh s Haru Zombie Dog Hero Granillo s Cruzita and the MariacherosCruzita and the Mariacheros Leali s The Truth About Triangles The Truth About Triangles Kuo s In a Beautiful CountryIn a Beautiful Country Karthik DeliversKarthik Delivers and Hiranandani s How To Find What You re Not Looking For 1524884634
Ellie's Deli: In a Pickle!: Vol. 2 (Volume 1) By Lisa Greenwald |
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