From Goodreads: Tristan isn't Gifted or Talented like his sister Jeanine, and he's always been okay with that because he can make a perfect chocolate chip cookie and he lives in the greatest city in the world. But his life takes a turn for the worse when his parents decide to move to middle-of-nowhere Petersville―a town with one street and no restaurants. It's like suddenly they're supposed to be this other family, one that can survive without bagels and movie theaters. |
I finally got my hands on the last book on the 2021 Mark Twain award nominees, but I can't say it was worth the wait. I'm not sure why this one made the list. As much as the premise works, the execution of the story simply doesn't work. If you're waiting for a raccoon to eat a donut, or doughnut (as the cover implies), you can just keep waiting. The raccoon doesn't even show up until the end, and then is only written off as something that matter-of-factly occurs as Tristan gets his products to market. In fact, there are multiple things that have nothing to do with the story and are never resolved. While the story is not a bad one, surely this one does not merit a state award.
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