"Houndsley has to figure out what to say about Catina's seventy-four-chapter memoir, and Catina tries to find the right words of comfort for Houndsley after his cooking contest fiasco" --
When her mother and younger sister are killed in a house fire, eleven-year-old Cara struggles to find a way to deal with her emotions and to reach out to her grieving father.
Cyril, an overweight boy who is good friends with Rose but wishes he could be more, helps his best friend Nick woo her with culinary masterpieces which Cyril himself secretly creates. Includes recipes from the story.