Alex Bradley is the author of 24 Girls in 7 Days and the new Hot Lunch, both of which are funny, unique and enjoyable books.


24 Girls in 7 Days
Jack, average American senior, has no prom date. Percy and Natalie, Jack’s “so-called best friends”, post an ad in the classified section of the online school newspaper. They figured it couldn’t hurt-after all, there’s not much in this world sadder than Jack’s love life. Soon Percy and Natalie have assembled a list of girls eager to go to the prom with Jack, including one mysterious girl known only as FancyPants. He has just seven days to meet and date them before asking one special girl to the prom.
Hot Lunch
Molly, a sarcastic loner, can’t stand perky Cassie. When a joint school project fails, their bickering escalates into a food fight in the cafeteria. But because Sunshine Day School isn’t your average high school, their punishment isn’t detention—it’s working in the cafeteria as lunch ladies. Ewww. They’ll have to cook up a way to get along in order to get themselves out of the kitchen. The book contains a few recipes as well.

On another note, if you’re looking for books with recipes, try Flavor of the Week by Tucker Shaw. I’ve tried a few of them and they are really good.
Flavor of the Week

Cyril isn’t exactly everyone’s idea of a dream date: he’s a little on the heavy side. It does cause him to keep one very important secret from everyone: he loves to cook. The only person who knows this secret is Cyril’s best friend, Chris. Chris is just about the opposite of Cyril-a track star and really attractive in a cool, rebellious way. Cyril isn’t at all jealous of Chris. . . until the day that Chris decides he is interested in Rose, Cyril’s lab partner. This is a classic love triangle between three very unclassic teens, with lots of delicious food courses in between.

Ed Goldberg
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