{"product_id":"the-particular-sadness-of-lemon-cake-paperback","title":"The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAimee Bender\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the slice. To her horror, she finds that her cheerful mother tastes of despair. Soon, she's privy to the secret knowledge that most families keep hidden: her father's detachment, her mother's transgression, her brother's increasing retreat from the world. But there are some family secrets that even her cursed taste buds can't discern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAimee Bender is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cak\u003c\/i\u003ee--a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller--and \u003ci\u003eAn Invisible Sign of My Own\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the collections \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Flammable Skirt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWillful Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e. Her works have been widely anthologized and have been translated into sixteen languages. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755678695712,"sku":"9780385720960","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6f4706ceb6090424401d1343b4394f5d.webp?v=1780065670","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-particular-sadness-of-lemon-cake-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}