AUTHOR: Frances O’Roark Dowell
ILLUSTRATOR: Preston McDaniels
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
PUBLICATION DATE: 2014
GENRE: Transitional
READING LEVEL: Ages 8-12
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Phineas enters a bake-off that the school bully is also participating in. Phineas must teach himself to cook and has help from his friends.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Assign a one page journal entry for students to write about their favorite meal served at home.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Courtney Taylor, Valdosta State University ECSE
