{"product_id":"9780063118850","title":"Eli Over Easy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of Small Town Pride, Phil Stamper, comes a heartfelt coming-of-age middle grade novel about grief, love, loss, and finding your way forward in the vein of Kate Allen’s The Line Tender and Jules Machias’s Both Can Be True. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last few months have been pretty tough for Eli. He moved to New York City and left his small town in Minnesota with his extended family and everyone he knows. He hasn’t made any new friends. And his mom died unexpectedly, shattering his whole world. He misses Mom more and more every day, but Dad refuses to talk about her, leaving Eli alone in his grief. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Eli finds a stash of instructional cooking videos his mom made, revealing her dream of being a celebrity chef. With the help of the cute new neighbor boy, Mathias, Eli decides to follow his mother’s recipes using her videos. If he can re-create his mom's special dishes, then maybe a part of her can stay with him forever. But what happens when the videos run out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Story of Grief and Healing:\u003c\/b\u003e Lost after his mother’s sudden death, thirteen-year-old Eli feels totally alone—especially since his dad refuses to talk about her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Magic of Food and Family:\u003c\/b\u003e When Eli discovers his late mother’s secret cooking videos, he finds a way to bring her memory back to life, one recipe at a time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Sweet M\/M First Crush:\u003c\/b\u003e With help from Mathias, the cute boy next door, kitchen disasters become an adventure and Eli discovers that a new city can mean new beginnings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNavigating a New City:\u003c\/b\u003e Trading small-town Minnesota for a tiny apartment in New York City is a huge adjustment, but finding his own way in the city is Eli’s biggest challenge yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Phil Stamper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101849895061,"sku":"9780063118850","price":17.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_d4d6c105-c4b6-4cb3-afdb-23451ec35388.jpg?v=1776889772","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063118850","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}