Teens Cook Dessert by Megan & Jill Carle, ISBN: 1580087523, Ten Speed Press, 2006, 176 pages.
Plot Summary: This is a dessert cookbook for teenagers written by teenagers. Over 75 desserts are included and 120 color photographs of the recipes.
Critical Evaluation: Since this book is written by teens for teens, it is a great cookbook for teenagers to use. Megan and Jill Carle know what teens are thinking when they cook, and they write the cookbook in a way that teens can easily understand. It has simple step-by-step instructions for all of the recipes. They even include a short introductory into what equipment and kinds of ingredients will be needed before you start baking.
Author Information: Sisters Megan and Jill Carle began cooking at the early age of 3 years old respectively. They have loved cooking and baking ever since. They have written 5 different cookbooks. Megan lives in Germany and Jill lives in Phoenix, Arizona, where she is studying Food Science.
Genre: Non-fiction/Cookbooks
Curriculum Ties: Home Economics
Booktalking Ideas: N/A
Reading Level/Interest Age: 14+
Challenge Issues: N/A
Why included? I love to eat desserts and so do teenagers, so I decided to include a cookbook written by teenagers that has dessert recipes.
Plot Summary: This is a dessert cookbook for teenagers written by teenagers. Over 75 desserts are included and 120 color photographs of the recipes.
Critical Evaluation: Since this book is written by teens for teens, it is a great cookbook for teenagers to use. Megan and Jill Carle know what teens are thinking when they cook, and they write the cookbook in a way that teens can easily understand. It has simple step-by-step instructions for all of the recipes. They even include a short introductory into what equipment and kinds of ingredients will be needed before you start baking.
Author Information: Sisters Megan and Jill Carle began cooking at the early age of 3 years old respectively. They have loved cooking and baking ever since. They have written 5 different cookbooks. Megan lives in Germany and Jill lives in Phoenix, Arizona, where she is studying Food Science.
Genre: Non-fiction/Cookbooks
Curriculum Ties: Home Economics
Booktalking Ideas: N/A
Reading Level/Interest Age: 14+
Challenge Issues: N/A
Why included? I love to eat desserts and so do teenagers, so I decided to include a cookbook written by teenagers that has dessert recipes.
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