When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1)

by Erin Soderberg Downing (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Mix together a used food truck, a road trip that doesn't exactly go as planned, and a lot of pie, and you have the recipe for this sweet middle grade series starter brimming with humor, heart, and a family you'll fall in love with. Perfect for readers who gobbled down The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeeks of 141st Street.

Sweet summer has taken a rotten turn . . .

After a tough year, Lucy, Freddy, and Herb Peach are ready for vacation. Lucy wants to read all of the books on the summer reading list. Freddy wants to work on his art projects (when he isn't stuck in summer school). Herb wants to swim every day.

Then their dad makes a big announcement: one of the inventions their mom came up with before she passed away has sold, and now they're millionaires!

But Dad has bigger plans than blowing the cash on fun stuff or investing it. He's bought a used food truck. The Peaches are going to spend the summer traveling the country selling pies. It will be the Great Peach Experiment--a summer of bonding while living out one of Mom's dreams. Summer plans, sunk. And there's one more issue Dad's neglected: none of them knows how to bake. . . . A perfect blend of humor, heart, and family antics, When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie is a delectable treat to be gobbled down or savored slowly. (Slice of pie on the side, optional, but highly recommended.)

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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Kirkus Reviews

Both bittersweet and uplifting; simply sparkles with life. 

Review quotes

Memories and loss juxtapose with curious slices of American roadside kitsch, adding up to a life-affirming, nostalgic adventure with an uplifting finale. The Great Peach Experiment is a cheering middle grade novel about a family's madcap project that includes subtle lessons about overcoming grief. —Foreword Reviews

Readers looking for a pleasing family-themed outing may appreciate the flavor of the Peaches. — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

In an enjoyable and accessible middle-grade novel, a grieving family travels the Midwest in a food truck—though they have zero experience—on a journey back to wholeness. —Shelf Awareness



Erin Soderberg Downing
Erin Soderberg Downing has written more than fifty books for kids, tweens, and young adults, including several series for young readers: The Great Peach Experiment (a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection), Puppy Pirates, The Quirks, and Disney's Daring Dreamers Club. She has also published many other novels for middle-grade readers, including Moon Shadow and Controlled Burn. Erin's favorite hobbies are reading, swimming, baking, exploring the woods, traveling with her family, and walking around Minneapolis lakes with her fluffy and mischievous dogs, Wally and Nutmeg. More information can be found at www.erinsoderberg.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781645950349
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Pixel+ink
Publication date
April 20, 2021
Series
The Great Peach Experiment
BISAC categories
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV050000 - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
JUV068000 - Juvenile Fiction | Travel
Library of Congress categories
Families
Family life
Voyages and travels
Father and child
Dysfunctional families
Family problems
Middle West
Pies
Food trucks

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