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Lasagna Means I Love You

By Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Feb 21, 2023 | ISBN 9781984893871 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Feb 21, 2023 | 464 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Lasagna Means I Love You

    What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious.

    Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for.
         Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading.
         But how could a hobby fix anything in her newly topsy-turvy life?
    Then Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else’s family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can’t tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting as the recipe notes said.
         Soon Mo finds herself asking everyone she meets for their family recipes. Teaching herself to make them. Collecting the stories behind them. Building a website to share them. And, okay, secretly hoping that a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.
         But when everything starts to unravel again, Mo realizes that if she wants a family recipe—or a real family—she’s going to have to make it up herself.

    About Lasagna Means I Love You

    What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious.

    Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for.
         Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading.
         But how could a hobby fix anything in her newly topsy-turvy life?
    Then Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else’s family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can’t tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting as the recipe notes said.
         Soon Mo finds herself asking everyone she meets for their family recipes. Teaching herself to make them. Collecting the stories behind them. Building a website to share them. And, okay, secretly hoping that a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.
         But when everything starts to unravel again, Mo realizes that if she wants a family recipe—or a real family—she’s going to have to make it up herself.

    About Lasagna Means I Love You

    What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious.

    Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for.
         Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading.
         But how could a hobby fix anything in her newly topsy-turvy life?
    Then Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else’s family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can’t tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting as the recipe notes said.
         Soon Mo finds herself asking everyone she meets for their family recipes. Teaching herself to make them. Collecting the stories behind them. Building a website to share them. And, okay, secretly hoping that a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.
         But when everything starts to unravel again, Mo realizes that if she wants a family recipe—or a real family—she’s going to have to make it up herself.

    About Lasagna Means I Love You

    What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious.

    Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for.
         Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading.
         But how could a hobby fix anything in her newly topsy-turvy life?
    Then Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else’s family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can’t tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting as the recipe notes said.
         Soon Mo finds herself asking everyone she meets for their family recipes. Teaching herself to make them. Collecting the stories behind them. Building a website to share them. And, okay, secretly hoping that a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.
         But when everything starts to unravel again, Mo realizes that if she wants a family recipe—or a real family—she’s going to have to make it up herself.

    This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF that contains recipes and photos from the book.

    Listen to a sample from Lasagna Means I Love You

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    About Kate O’Shaughnessy

    KATE O’SHAUGHNESSY is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she’s not writing, you can find Kate pottering in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she’s read but… More about Kate O’Shaughnessy

    About Kate O’Shaughnessy

    KATE O’SHAUGHNESSY is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she’s not writing, you can find Kate pottering in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she’s read but… More about Kate O’Shaughnessy

    About Kate O’Shaughnessy

    KATE O’SHAUGHNESSY is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she’s not writing, you can find Kate pottering in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she’s read but… More about Kate O’Shaughnessy

    About Kate O’Shaughnessy

    KATE O’SHAUGHNESSY is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she’s not writing, you can find Kate pottering in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she’s read but… More about Kate O’Shaughnessy

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Feb 21, 2023 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781984893871

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $20.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Feb 21, 2023 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781984893888

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Feb 21, 2023 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781984893895

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $23.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Feb 21, 2023 | 464 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593666784
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    Praise

    ★ ”Readers will laugh, cry, and embrace Mo completely…. Deeply moving and tender.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    ★ “[An] 11-year-old in mourning navigates foster care and seeks connection by collecting families’ recipes and stories in this tenderly rendered, character-driven novel…. Extremely satisfying.“ —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    Awards

    Junior Library Guild Selection SELECTION

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