The Last Super Chef

Family and food take center stage in this heartfelt middle grade story perfect for fans of John David Anderson and Antony John.
For as long as he can remember, Curtis Pith has been obsessed with becoming a chef like Lucas Taylor, host of Super Chef. And Curtis has a secret: Taylor is actually his long-absent father.
So when Taylor announces a kids-only season of Super Chef, Curtis finally sees his chance to meet his dad. But after Curtis wins a spot in the competition and arrives in New York to film the show, nothing goes as smoothly as he expected.
It's all riding on the last challenge. If Curtis cooks his heart out like he knows he can, he just might go home with the top prize?and the truth.

About the author

Chris Negron is the author of several novels for children, including Georgia Author of the Year finalist and Sakura Medal nominee Dan Unmasked. His latest novel, Underdog City, released in the fall of 2023, again from HarperCollins. He holds a computer science degree from Yale University, but it was his years of playing Dungeons & Dragons in friends' basements that inspired him to write stories about the things he loves, including comic books, baseball, competitive cooking shows, and dogs. Visit him at chrisnegron.com.

Summary

Family and food take center stage in this heartfelt middle grade story perfect for fans of John David Anderson and Antony John.
For as long as he can remember, Curtis Pith has been obsessed with becoming a chef like Lucas Taylor, host of Super Chef. And Curtis has a secret: Taylor is actually his long-absent father.
So when Taylor announces a kids-only season of Super Chef, Curtis finally sees his chance to meet his dad. But after Curtis wins a spot in the competition and arrives in New York to film the show, nothing goes as smoothly as he expected.
It’s all riding on the last challenge. If Curtis cooks his heart out like he knows he can, he just might go home with the top prize—and the truth.

Additional text

"Stirringly hits every despairing low and thrilling high of a sports movie."

Product details

• Authors: Chris Negron, NEGRON CHRIS
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780062943132
• ISBN: 978-0-06-294313-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cooking and food, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / New Experience, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Parents, JUVENILE FICTION: Cooking & Food, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Strangers