Death by Eggplant

By Susan Heybour O'Keefe and Susan Heyboer O'Keefe

Book Overview

""It was last-period math, with summer vacation close enough to touch. My daydream was just getting to the part where the cute cooking groupies show me around Stockholm after the Nobel Prize awards dinner. Then Mrs. Menendez 's voice went up a notch, and the groupies vanished. Algebra could scare anyone away."" All Bertie wants to do is become a Certified Master Chef, host his own prime-time cooking show, own a four-star restaurant, and write a best-selling cookbook. But first, he has to pass eighth grade Bertie Hooks has to keep his dream of becoming a world-class chef - how nerdy is that? - a secret, especially from Nick Dekker, his mortal enemy. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll beg for cupcakes, as this hilarious journey to self-confidence takes a few detours along the way.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596430117
• ISBN13: 9781596430112
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.7" x 0.7" x 5.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Scary Parents, Scarier Teacher and a Cute Little Slour Sack

I think Death by Eggplant was an awesome book! Bertie Hooks Wants to be a world Famous Chef. He daydreams of Owning his own Cooking Show, writing a bestseller cook book and all that. But he first has to pass the 8th grade and unfurtunately for him his kooky Mom wants Him to be a dream anylist, his calculator Dad wants him to be an acountant and his teacher just wants him to fail! And poor Berties grades aren't looking so good either.So his teacher just gives him a small extra-credit project to be responsible for 10 days...that turns the whole book into an enormous race to the finish!!! This Book is really amazing! It is really something to laugh about. If there will ever be a sequel, I will most certianly pechase it!

Hilarious New Book for Middle Readers

Thirteen-year-old Bertie is in a bind. For the eighth-grade, wannabe-chef, is at risk of failing the school year, and having to repeat his last year of junior high. However, when his somewhat-psychotic teacher, Mrs. Menendez, comes up with a plan for him to learn some responsibility, as well as earn enough grade points to graduate with the rest of his class, Bertie jumps at the opportunity. Yet he never realized that his mission was to raise a flour-sack baby, whom his New Age Mother promptly names Cleopatra "Cleo," for 10 whole days. Now Bertie must keep Cleo safe from his mortal enemy, Nick Dekker, just long enough to pass the eighth grade. But some things are harder than they seem. I am shocked to see that I had never heard of Susan Heyboer O'Keefe before I picked up DEATH BY EGGPLANT, for she has quite a knack for writing. Her hilarious, imaginative mind has weaved an enticing story that will please all middle readers, for Bertie is an enticing character, whose quirky personality will win the hearts of all. A must-read book for anyone looking for a quick read with tons of laughs! Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper