All Four Stars

In this middle-grade novel, eleven-year-old food enthusiast Gladys Gatsby is thrilled when she lands an assignment to write a restaurant review for a New York City newspaper. To complete the task she must keep it secret from her parents, who only eat fast food and would be furious at her culinary ambitions. As she sneaks around the city's kitchens and diners, Gladys faces the challenge of balancing her passion for cooking with the risk of incurring her parents' wrath.