Baker's Magic by Diane ZahlerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Bee is a hungry orphan. She steals a bun from a baker and is caught. The baker allows to work off her debt and Bee discovers she has a talent for baking. Bee also discovers she can bake her feelings into her pastries. She lives in a land whose king has died and is being ruled by a mage who uses his magic and the land's resources for his own profit. It's up to Bee and friends to put things right.
I enjoyed reading this book. I love the idea of baking feelings into baked goods. The heroines (there are really two) are plucky and fearless. My favorite character might just be the pirate captain who is also a woman, but completely in charge and as much a pirate as Blackbeard. A fun fantasy for the middle grade reader.
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