Book cover for Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist

Ready, Set, Dough!

2023 Released
176 Pages
2-3 Hours
Audiobook Unavailable
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Crown Books for Young ReadersISBN 9780593429198

From Kelly J. Baptist, the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero, comes a story about Zoe Sparks, an over-enthusiastic cookie-dough seller who wishes to win a laptop from her school fundraiser. Of course, there's unexpected competition, bad music, strained friendships, and over-the-top ideas that go horribly wrong.

Spunky sixth-grader Zoe Sparks has discovered a unique way to get the laptop of her dreams—to win it! If Zoe can sell more tubs of cookie dough than anyone in her school, the laptop is hers. It’s the first step to becoming a prize-winning journalist! But her win-at-all-costs attitude is starting to drive a wedge between Zoe, her best friend Felix, and her family. Zoe may be a top cookie-dough seller in her class, but is winning the prize really worth it?

Kelly J. Baptist

Kelly J. Baptist was born and raised in Michigan, but like Rose in Facing The Rising Son, her roots are in the South. Kelly is the award-winning author of eight books for kids, including Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero, The Electric Slide and Kai, and the NAACP Image Award-nominated Eb & Flow. In this next season of writing, Kelly strives to highlight the importance of knowing your family history and using it to fuel your present and future. Powered by her faith and heart for young people, Kelly is launching Kejeba Ink Publishing, which will publish serious writers under age 18. A huge Kobe Bryant fan, Kelly applies Mamba Mentality to the craft of writing. She is an HBCU grad (Oakwood University) and a member of Zeta Phi Beta, Sorority, Inc.

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