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Lasagna Means I Love You

By Kate O’Shaughnessy

By Kate O’Shaughnessy

By Kate O’Shaughnessy

By Kate O’Shaughnessy

By Kate O’Shaughnessy

By Kate O’Shaughnessy

By Kate O’Shaughnessy
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By Kate O’Shaughnessy
Read by Annie Q

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Apr 02, 2024 | ISBN 9781984893901 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Feb 21, 2023 | 464 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Lasagna Means I Love You

    What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious.

    Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for.
         Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading.
         But how could a hobby fix anything in her newly topsy-turvy life?
    Then Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else’s family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can’t tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting as the recipe notes said.
         Soon Mo finds herself asking everyone she meets for their family recipes. Teaching herself to make them. Collecting the stories behind them. Building a website to share them. And, okay, secretly hoping that a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.
         But when everything starts to unravel again, Mo realizes that if she wants a family recipe—or a real family—she’s going to have to make it up herself.

    About Lasagna Means I Love You

    What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious.

    Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for.
         Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading.
         But how could a hobby fix anything in her newly topsy-turvy life?
    Then Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else’s family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can’t tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting as the recipe notes said.
         Soon Mo finds herself asking everyone she meets for their family recipes. Teaching herself to make them. Collecting the stories behind them. Building a website to share them. And, okay, secretly hoping that a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.
         But when everything starts to unravel again, Mo realizes that if she wants a family recipe—or a real family—she’s going to have to make it up herself.

    About Lasagna Means I Love You

    What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious.

    Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for.
         Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading.
         But how could a hobby fix anything in her newly topsy-turvy life?
    Then Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else’s family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can’t tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting as the recipe notes said.
         Soon Mo finds herself asking everyone she meets for their family recipes. Teaching herself to make them. Collecting the stories behind them. Building a website to share them. And, okay, secretly hoping that a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.
         But when everything starts to unravel again, Mo realizes that if she wants a family recipe—or a real family—she’s going to have to make it up herself.

    About Lasagna Means I Love You

    What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and totally delicious.

    Nan was all the family Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for.
         Nan left her a notebook and advised her to get a hobby, like ferret racing or palm reading.
         But how could a hobby fix anything in her newly topsy-turvy life?
    Then Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else’s family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can’t tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting as the recipe notes said.
         Soon Mo finds herself asking everyone she meets for their family recipes. Teaching herself to make them. Collecting the stories behind them. Building a website to share them. And, okay, secretly hoping that a long-lost relative will find her and give her a family recipe all her own.
         But when everything starts to unravel again, Mo realizes that if she wants a family recipe—or a real family—she’s going to have to make it up herself.

    This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF that contains recipes and photos from the book.

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    About Kate O’Shaughnessy

    KATE O’SHAUGHNESSY is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she’s not writing, you can find Kate in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she’s read but never… More about Kate O’Shaughnessy

    About Kate O’Shaughnessy

    KATE O’SHAUGHNESSY is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she’s not writing, you can find Kate in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she’s read but never… More about Kate O’Shaughnessy

    About Kate O’Shaughnessy

    KATE O’SHAUGHNESSY is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she’s not writing, you can find Kate in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she’s read but never… More about Kate O’Shaughnessy

    About Kate O’Shaughnessy

    KATE O’SHAUGHNESSY is a book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and an outdoor enthusiast. When she’s not writing, you can find Kate in her garden, eating good food, hiking with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words she’s read but never… More about Kate O’Shaughnessy

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Apr 02, 2024 | 384 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781984893901

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Feb 21, 2023 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781984893871

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Feb 21, 2023 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781984893895

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $23.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Feb 21, 2023 | 464 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593666784

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    Praise

    ★ ”Readers will laugh, cry, and embrace Mo completely…. Deeply moving and tender.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    ★ “[An] 11-year-old in mourning navigates foster care and seeks connection by collecting families’ recipes and stories in this tenderly rendered, character-driven novel…. Extremely satisfying.“ —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    “Mo, imperfections and all, is a winning heroine. To be read with snacks at hand, and perhaps also some tissues.” —The Horn Book

    “Will pull at the heart strings of all readers.” —School Library Journal

    Awards

    Vermont Golden Dome Book Award NOMINEE 2024

    ALA Notable Book SELECTION

    Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children’s and Teens SELECTION 2024

    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Master List SELECTION 2025

    Iowa Children’s Choice Master List SELECTION 2024

    Junior Library Guild Selection SELECTION

    Maine Student Book Master List SELECTION 2024

    Nebraska Golden Sower Master List SELECTION 2024

    New York Public Library Best Books for Kids SELECTION 2023

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