Mia and the Mood Menu
A Chapter Book

About this book:

Ten-year-old Mia Montgomery has spent her life knee-deep in flour and cinnamon sugar, helping her father run the beloved Sugar & Yeast Bakery in the sleepy town of Oakhaven. But lately, the pastries have started tasting... strange. A cheese puff carries the chalky dryness of her mother's hidden worry. A blueberry scone floods her mouth with the brine of a grieving postman's tears. Mia can taste emotions baked into every crust and crumb—a secret second recipe no cookbook explains.

Armed with nothing but her palate and a notebook-wielding best friend, Mia begins a quiet investigation into the feelings simmering beneath Oakhaven's ordinary mornings. But when her father's financial fears threaten to close the bakery's doors, Mia realizes her uncanny gift might be the only ingredient powerful enough to save it. The question is whether she's brave enough to serve the truth on a plate.

Warm, whimsical, and deeply felt, *Mia and the Mood Menu* is a delicious debut about the flavors we carry, the recipes that heal us, and the courage it takes to taste the world as it really is—one unforgettable bite at a time.