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Basil & Dahlia a tragical tale of sinister sweetness

Rather than be split up into different foster homes, twelve-year-old Basil and his eleven-year-old sister Dahlia leap off a train which jump starts an adventure of ever-increasing mishaps and lands them in the kitchen of a cruel celebrity chef.

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Main Author: McCullough, Joy (Author)
Other Authors: Cluskey, Shane (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
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Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Baking > Juvenile fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
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Summary:Rather than be split up into different foster homes, twelve-year-old Basil and his eleven-year-old sister Dahlia leap off a train which jump starts an adventure of ever-increasing mishaps and lands them in the kitchen of a cruel celebrity chef.
Physical Description:277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 8 to 12.
ISBN:9781665944236
1665944234
Author Notes:Joy McCullough writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her husband and two children. She is the author of the middle grade novels Across the Pond , A Field Guide to Getting Lost , Not Starring Zadie Louise , Code Red , Kestrel Takes Flight , and Basil & Dahlia , as well as the middle grade series Team Awkward and the picture books Harriet's Ruffled Feathers , Champ and Major: First Dogs , and The Story of a Book . Her debut novel Blood Water Paint was longlisted for the National Book Award and was a William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist. Visit her at JoyMcCullough.com.

Shane Cluskey is an illustrator from Galway, Ireland. His work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators and by American Illustration, and he has worked with such clients as the New Yorker , The Wall Street Journal , and The Washington Post . His favorite dessert is a warm chocolate brownie covered in ice cream (without the secret ingredient). You can see more of his work at ShaneCluskey.com.

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