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DEX

by Sheri Fishbach
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Dex Rossi is a gawky, lovesick middle-school entrepreneur and amateur chef who runs a gourmet lunch stand from his front lawn. In love with a girl who likes jocks, he hopes to earn enough money to buy a gym system that will help him bulk up and win her heart. But while he serves up his locally famous food, his profits come to serve another purpose. He discovers that his grandmother's restaurant is in financial ruin, and to save it, he must cook up a quick plan!
With the help of Alicia, his filmmaking older sister, and a host of great friends, Dex kicks his business into high gear. As word of his talent spreads like peanut butter, an unlikely windfall comes his way. Dex lands his own TV cooking show on the famous Eatz network! But just when he thinks he's got his problems licked, Dex finds himself going head to head with a scheming, hard-boiled associate with a secret he has kept closely guarded. Dex learns that when your dreams are on the chopping block, finding the right ingredients is the best recipe for success.
DEX is an inspiring story for tweens 8 - 13, and a charming read for all adults that love food.

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  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 9, 2016

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781943978090
      • File size: 730 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781943978090
      • File size: 730 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 760
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      July 1, 2016
      A middle schooler discovers that he was born to be a celebrity chef.Trained in the kitchen from birth by his sorely missed grandpa Poppy, 12-year-old "Dex the Food Dude" Rossi already runs a successful business selling sandwiches and cookies to commuters out of a wheelbarrow in his front yard. But a spell at the stir-fry station at hot classmate Sarah's bat mitzvah propels the white boy to wider fame and glory as the star of Dine with Dex on the Eatz Network. This meteoric rise ominously earns him the animosity of smarmy rival TV chef Preston LeTray. Distracted by a mad crush on Sarah and also the horrifying news that his grandma Golda is on the verge of losing Poppy's Kitchen, the family diner, Dex is unaware of his danger even after LeTray's volunteered "help" on a show leads to on-air volcanoes of vomit. Fortunately, Dex has plenty of more perspicacious allies. Some of these come across as, at best, overboiled, notably Sarah, child of a Chinese Jew; Liza, a biracial (black/white) classmate with white gay dads who run a salon; and "white kid" Jordy, who sports cornrows and speaks in an appalling version of "ghetto" ("Leave da sucka alone. Bad 'nuff he all love-thumped wit a who-dat"). Not so, though, are the references to cookies, cakes, sweet and savory sauces, sumptuous platters, gourmet pizzas, and other mouthwatering fare that Fishbach energetically stirs into her fast and funny tale. A bit underdone in spots but a mostly delectable debut. (Fiction. 11-14)

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Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:760
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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