The characters are charming without being unbelievable, and that’s a difficult tightrope to walk. The little details-instant oatmeal for breakfast, buying groceries at a convenience store-offer windows and mirrors to contemporary readers. There’s no over-the-top drama the story is a gentle look at regular life. The Scrumptious Life of Azaleah Lane is a refreshing book, with its story of a family of people who have occasional little difficulties in their relationships but who genuinely care about each other. But the cookies are awful, and it takes all of Azaleah’s skills of solving a mystery to figure out what went wrong. Azaleah gets the idea to make cookies for her parents, so with Auntie Sam’s permission and little sister Tiana’s help, she carefully makes a batch. When Mama and Daddy head out of town to a food-truck festival, their three daughters, Tiana, Azaleah, and Nia, are delighted to get to spend the weekend with their Auntie Sam. Mama always said cooking for someone was like giving them a gift.
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