Dinner at the Brake Fast

By Renee Beauregard Lute

A diner heist, a prized photo, and a dinner to brighten a dark day.

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208 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Tacoma Jones plans the ultimate dinner to lift her dad's spirits on a tough day. But first, she must reclaim his cherished photo from the devious Crocodile Kyle. With a daring heist and a little help, can Tacoma turn the day around and create a meal to remember? Join her on a journey of unexpected friendships, road-trip chaos, and a feisty rooster, as she navigates family challenges and culinary dreams.

From the publisher

Dinner at the Brake Fast is a hilarious and heartfelt story about road-trip mishaps, a murderous rooster, facing down anxieties, and unexpected friendship that is a must-pick for readers who loved The Science of Unbreakable Things and The First Rule of Punk. Tacoma Jones loves working at her family’s roadside diner, the Brake Fast, pouring coffee and serving eggs and muffins to truckers all day long. But tonight, she is finally going to break out her collection of cookbooks and prepare the best dinner the state of Washington has ever seen. But her excitement is dampened when she learns that today is one of Dad’s bad days, when his depression makes it hard for him to get out of bed. Tacoma knows she can’t fix her dad’s depression. But what she can do is steal back his prized photograph of his second-best day from her nemesis, the nasty Crocodile Kyle–while also planning a dinner that is sure to brighten up his bad day. She just might need an accomplice or two to pull off the heist. . . .

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