Lights, Camera, Cook! (Next Best Junior Chef, 1)
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Lights, Camera, Cook! (Next Best Junior Chef, 1)

Charise Mericle Harper

Why we picked it

Contestants on a kids' cooking show juggle camera cues, recipe disasters, and on-air nerves, mixing culinary competition with behind-the-scenes media production.

Our review

Contestants on a kids’ cooking show juggle camera cues, recipe disasters, and on-air nerves—​a tasty mix of food and film. Chapter headers mimic production call sheets, sneaking in industry lingo like “B-roll” and “cutaway.” Friendships and rivalries teach good sportsmanship under pressure. A flavorful gateway to both culinary arts and media production.

About this book

From the product listing

A zesty series for fans of MasterChef Jr. and Kids Cook-off! In episode one, four talented tween chefs step into the spotlight to prove that they have what it takes to become the Next Best Junior Chef.  Who will have the grits to get through week one of the competition?

A zesty new series for fans of MasterChef Jr. and Kids Cook-off! It's “lights, camera, cook!” for four tween contestants—energetic Tate, charming Rae, worldly Caroline, and hyper-competitive Oliver—who are all about to enter a televised cooking competition.

What will the kids cook up? How will they all get along on and off camera? Which junior chef will have the grit—and maybe the grits—to make it through each elimination challenge? And which junior chef will have to hang their apron up for good?


Resource details

Resource type
Book
Age ranges
Elementary
Good for kids who are
Artistic, Enterprising
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Author
Charise Mericle Harper