The Cookie Crumbles, Tracy Badua
The Cookie Crumbles, Tracy Badua
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The Cookie Crumbles

Author: Tracy Badua, Alechia Dow

Narrator: Ferdelle Capistrano, Imani Parks

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2024

Synopsis

The Great British Bake Off meets Knives Out in this fun and propulsive middle grade novel following two best friends who must solve the mystery behind a baking competition gone awry.Laila gave Lucy a cupcake on the second day of kindergarten, and they've been inseparable ever since. But the summer before eighth grade, they find out that since they live on opposite sides of town, they’ll go to different high schools. Yuck!Then Laila’s invited to compete at the Golden Cookie competition, which awards its winner admission and a full ride to the prestigious Sunderland boarding school, and it’s the perfect opportunity. Sunderland doesn’t just have an elite culinary program; it’s also home to an elite journalism track, if only newscaster-hopeful Lucy could build up a strong enough portfolio to impress the scholarship committee.But when one of the celebrity judges collapses after sampling Laila’s showpiece, rumors of foul play swirl, with Laila rising to the top of the suspect list. Even worse, a major storm has effectively cut off all access to the outside world.Can the girls find the real culprit and clear Laila’s name before it’s too late?

About Tracy Badua

Tracy Badua is an award-winning Filipino American author of books about young people with sunny hearts in a sometimes stormy world. By day, she is an attorney who works in national housing policy, and by night, she squeezes in writing, family time, and bites of her secret candy stash. She lives in San Diego, California.

About Alechia Dow

Alechia Dow is a former pastry chef, a librarian, and an award-winning author of acclaimed young adult sci-fi fantasies, several short anthology pieces, and magical (sometimes mysterious) middle grade stories. When not writing, you can find her having epic dance parties with her family, baking, reading, and exploring her local food scene.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gabriella on February 29, 2024

Thank you to HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books, the authors, and NetGalley for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review. This book will release June 11, 2024. The Cookie Crumbles features best friends Laila and Lucy, two almost-eighth graders who are highly driven when it comes to their resp......more

Goodreads review by Anna on May 06, 2025

a middle grade baking competition with a murder mystery?! sign me up! this is a super fun read with lots of fun baking and great characters. I can't wait for the next one.......more

Goodreads review by Beth Anne on July 06, 2024

I read a lot of middle grade mysteries and this one was just ok. Billed as Knives Out meets Great British Baking Show but for kids, there was just too much going on here without clean execution. The plot hinges on the attempted murderer stealing prescription medication from a middle school competito......more

Goodreads review by Mikey on December 26, 2024

I fully acknowledge I’m writing this review as a 30 something year old lady and I’m decidedly not the target demographic here so you know, grain of salt, all that. On one hand this was pretty cute and I think kids would find this to be a fun and engaging mystery. On the other, Laila and Lucy’s miscomm......more

Goodreads review by Dramapuppy on March 17, 2025

The tonal whiplash is off the charts. It’s written like a normal children’s contemporary, and there’s a ton of focus on the cookie competition, but then you’ll jump straight from macaroons to murder with zero difference in writing style. It really took me out of the story how these preteen character......more

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