{"product_id":"eli-over-easy-isbn-9780063118836","title":"Eli Over Easy","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of Small Town Pride, Phil Stamper, comes a heartfelt coming-of-age middle grade novel about grief, love, loss, and finding your way forward in the vein of Kate Allen’s The Line Tender and Jules Machias’s Both Can Be True. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last few months have been pretty tough for Eli. He moved to New York City and left his small town in Minnesota with his extended family and everyone he knows. He hasn’t made any new friends. And his mom died unexpectedly, shattering his whole world. He misses Mom more and more every day, but Dad refuses to talk about her, leaving Eli alone in his grief. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Eli finds a stash of instructional cooking videos his mom made, revealing her dream of being a celebrity chef. With the help of the cute new neighbor boy, Mathias, Eli decides to follow his mother’s recipes using her videos. If he can re-create his mom's special dishes, then maybe a part of her can stay with him forever. But what happens when the videos run out?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLGBTQ Middle Grade:\u003c\/b\u003e A sweet, gentle story of friendship and a budding first romance between Eli and his new neighbor, Mathias.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrief and Healing:\u003c\/b\u003e To feel close to the mom he lost, Eli uses her secret recipe videos to bring her cooking back to life, one challenging dish at a time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFound Family:\u003c\/b\u003e As Eli navigates his new life in the city, he finds unexpected support from his gamer cousin Riley and his kind neighbor, Mrs. Martinez.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNew York City Setting:\u003c\/b\u003e From a tiny Manhattan apartment to the top of the Empire State Building, Eli discovers that even in a city of millions, you can find your own place to call home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThis inspiring story of grief and growth for the COVID generation broke my heart and then pieced it together one recipe at a time; Stamper doesn't shy away from the raw emotions of losing a loved one, and while Eli's journey is messy and complicated, his story is told with honesty and heart that leaves us healing right along with him. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole Melleby, Author of WINNIE NASH IS NOT YOUR SUNSHINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hopeful yet realistic story of grief, love, and so many eggs follows Eli on the unpredictable path between loss and acceptance. From cracked shells and broken hearts to first crushes and feisty grandmas, this lovely book offers a lesson in how to land sunny-side up no matter what life dishes out. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJules Machias, author of Fight + Flight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful and heart wrenching examination of grief, growing up, and the joy of cooking!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaribel A. Ortega, New York Times bestselling author of Witchlings and Frizzy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Eli Over Easy mixes the sweetness of a first crush with the bitterness of loss, and sprinkles in a colorful cast of loveable characters. Stamper has the perfect recipe for a heartwarming coming-of-age tale sure to leave readers with a taste for more.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAli Standish, award-winning author of The Ethan I Was Before and Yonder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStamper has written a gentle, warmhearted story with appealing characters and a clever premise. Bon appetit! - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEli’s burgeoning self-expression—through both his cooking and his sweetly developing relationship with Mat—shines through in this tender, low-conflict drama in which Stamper \u003cem\u003e(Small Town Pride\u003c\/em\u003e) portrays myriad grieving processes and experiences with sensitivity and care.  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890511343845,"sku":"NP9780063118836","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063118836.jpg?v=1730233457","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/eli-over-easy-isbn-9780063118836","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}