{"id":12837,"date":"2022-04-16T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=12837"},"modified":"2022-04-15T17:59:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T22:59:58","slug":"n-is-no-not-again-oh-honestly-elliott-by-gillian-mcdunn-mg-book-review-a2z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=12837","title":{"rendered":"N is no, not again! Oh HONESTLY ELLIOTT! by Gillian McDunn (MG book review) #A2Z"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Some days at different houses,
so many assignments (just hide them),
not sporty, just his messy honest self\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every kid in town goes to sixth grade in the same building for project-based learning and cool stuff together, except Elliott’s best friend who’s homeschooling across the country with his moms this year…sigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That leaves Elliott and his guinea pigs alone to deal with his divorced parents, his ADHD <\/a>making his brain zone-out more often, and his lunch-buddies to excluding him from their year-end group project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, brilliant Maribel can’t agree with her friends on what project to do, so it looks like she and Elliott are partners – with their semester grade on the line!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their project must be something they can make themselves to sell, that’s related to their hometown, staying within a budget\u2026hmmm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Super-organized Maribel must avoid gluten in food<\/a> or her digestive system goes haywire – how about gluten-free pies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easily distractible Elliott loves to experiment with cooking, but baking? His star chef idol says “cooking is about inspiration and baking is about control” (pg. 60) – can’t hurt to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his mom’s cozy kitchen, the pair gets to work. Elliott’s attempt at gluten-free pie crust is disastrous, and Maribel’s wonderful strawberry filling is too expensive, so they search the cookbook library at Avery Local market for ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the weeks count down, the pressure builds up – have a successful project, get ready for his new step-brother to be born<\/a>, stop ignoring The Incident, stop disappointing Dad about everything\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, Elliott is a guy you want to cheer for – and hope he can cope with all these changes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you prefer – baking or cooking?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: Honestly Elliott \/ Gillian McDunn. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022. [author site<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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