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Overview

A warmhearted, delectable novel about what it means to love and be loved.

When Stella Madison's food-loving parents help her land a summer job at the local newspaper, there’s only one catch: she’s expected to write about food. Luckily, Stella has Jeremy, the hot new intern at her mom’s restaurant, who’s more than happy to help. But where does that leave Stella’s boyfriend, Max, who recently dropped the L-word? And could her separated parents be cooking up romances of their own?

“Stella Madison’s summer of food and love is a great read full of broken hearts, broken promises, and broken eggs. A must for anyone who eats.”—E. Lockhart, author of The Boyfriend List

“This book’s got all the right ingredients: friends, family, boys, and food. The perfect summer read!”—Sarah Dessen, New York Times bestselling author of Lock and Key and Just Listen

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Stella Madison has food in her blood. She simply does want to admit it. Her father is an internationally known chef and her mother owns a restaurant in town, and although Stella wants no part of the food industry, she is offered a summer internship at the local newspaper—writing about food. The other characters are fresh, and each adds a rich presence. With her too-good-tobe- true boyfriend Max; her wild-and-crazy friends, Kat and Livvy; Jeremy, the hot new intern at her mother's restaurant; a levelheaded mother; and a globe-trotting father, Stella sometimes loses center stage. What gives the book an edge on most pink-lit books is what happens to Stella as she writes her weekly food column. After the usually shaky beginning, she discovers that she knows more about food than she ever wanted to admit, and realizes why her journalism teacher recommended her for the internship— her writing is humorous, edgy, and honest. Her columns and this book make a fun anytime read. Reviewer: C. J. Bott
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Gr 9 Up–When Stella Madison’s boyfriend says he loves her, those words are not what the 17-year-old wants to hear. Max is adorable, sure; it’s just that commitment is not really her thing, and she has a lot on her plate. The daughter of a famous chef and a restaurateur, Stella has a paid summer internship at the local newspaper, and she is sneakily swooning over Kitchen’s irresistible new intern, Jeremy. Juggling Max, Jeremy, work, semi-separated parents, and friends is not easy, and Stella learns that you can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs. Sweet Life is brimming with teen appeal. Zeises has created a refreshing protagonist sure to captivate readers, who will enjoy following along as she learns about romance through food, and vice versa.–Emily Chornomaz, Brooklyn Public Library, NY

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780385901789
  • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
  • Publication date: 7/14/2009
  • Format: Library Binding
  • Pages: 240
  • Age range: 12 years
  • Product dimensions: 5.70 (w) x 8.20 (h) x 0.90 (d)

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Lara M. Zeises lives in Wilmington, Delaware.

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The Sweet Life of Stella Madison

By Lara M. Zeises
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Copyright © 2009

Lara M. Zeises
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ISBN: 9780385901789

-- 1 --

My boyfriend, Max, and I are lying on his twin bed, limbs tangled, foreheads pressed together, trying to catch our collective breath after a dizzying _forty-five-_minute make-out session, when he says the three most terrifying words in the English language:

"I love you."

Instinctively I recoil, my spine stiffening.

"Stella?" Max says, running his hand along the curve of my hip, pulling me back toward him. "Did you hear me?"

I mumble something along the lines of "mm-hmm" and try to paste on one of those mysterious Mona Lisa smiles.

Max scoots even closer and rolls slightly so that his mouth tickles the outside of my ear. "I said, 'I love you,' " he whispers throatily.

I respond the only way I know how: by pulling his face against mine and kissing him deeply.

Max isn't the first boy to tell me he loves me, but he is the first who seems to notice that I don't say it back. My best friend Kat would point out that this is because when most guys say "I love you," what they're really saying is "Let's get naked." She warned me about Max from the start. I thought he only asked me out because he was looking for a date to the junior prom, but Kat said I should be careful, because Max had never dated a girl for fewerthan six months, not even freshman year.

That was almost nine weeks ago, and except for bringing me a single long-stemmed red rose on our "one-_monthiversary," Max has kept the sentimental stuff to a minimum. This, frankly, is fine by me. I don't "do" mushy very well.

So before Max can make any more uncomfortable declarations, I tell him we need to get going.

"Mom needs me at the Kitchen," I remind him. "You can probably stay for dinner, if you want."

"Pass," he says. "I've got basketball with the guys tonight. But thanks for asking."
After planting one final kiss on the tip of my nose, Max scoots off the foot of the bed. He fishes his rumpled "Practice Safe Lunch--Use a Condiment" T-shirt off the floor, and I admire his tanned, toned chest as he pulls it over his head.

"You checkin' me out?" he asks.

I grin. "You know it."

"It doesn't seem fair," Max says. "You always take shirts while I play skins."
I do up the last three buttons on my top. "Good thing you're shooting hoops. You'll have plenty of time to work out some of that pent-up aggression."

Max groans, but in a playful way. It's one of the things I like best about him. We're in our third month of dating, but so far he's let me set the pace in terms of fooling around. He doesn't give me crap about it, either. He drops hints here and there, and I usually have to redirect his hands once or twice, but there's no real pressure to do anything I don't want to do. Which is almost the exact opposite of my last boyfriend, Brice, who was never truly satisfied unless I let him knead one of my boobs or fondle the elastic of my underwear.

There are a lot of things I like about Max, though, that have nothing to do with Brice or any other guy I've ever dated. Like how he always opens the car door for me and waits until I'm tucked into my seat before closing it. Or how he lets me listen to WXPN when we're driving around, despite the fact that he can't stand most indie music. I like, too, that he calls me to touch base once a day--no more, no less--and doesn't mind when I make plans with my girlfriends for a Saturday night, even though I never bother to check with him first.

We don't talk much on the drive from Max's house to the Kitchen, which is another thing I like about him. He doesn't feel the need to fill the silence with a lot of meaningless chatter. I reach over and squeeze his knee in appreciation. He turns toward me and smiles, and it feels nice to know I've made him happy in some small way, even if I couldn't return the "I love you."

Max eases his VW Jetta into the parking lot of the shopping mall where the Open Kitchen is located. Before I get out I say, "So I'll see you tomorrow?"

"What's tomorrow?"

"Tuesday. Omar's party?" School has been out a little more than a week, but the never-ending string of summer parties is only just beginning.

Max shakes his head. "I totally forgot--I told Cory I'd take him to the Phillies game. But I can reschedule, if you want me to."

"No, no," I say. "Go with Cory."

"You won't be mad?"

"How can I be mad at a guy who's blowing me off to take his little brother to a ball game? Could you be more adorable?"

Max leans in for another kiss, and I relax into the warm saltiness of his mouth. When we break apart, I let my head lean against his shoulder for a second, and that's when he says it again:

"I really do love you, Stella."

On autopilot, I launch into Diversionary Tactic #2: rubbing my nose gently against the back of his ear and dropping a light kiss on the side of his neck. "And I," I say in my best sexy-girl voice, "really do love the way you smell."

Then I grab my bag and make a quick exit before he can say anything else.


From the Hardcover edition.

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  • Posted January 31, 2011

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    the ending was the best

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    Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com

    Stella's not a foodie like her separated parents - but that doesn't stop her from accepting an internship writing about food. She's saving up to buy a car so she doesn't have to bum rides off her two best friends and her current boyfriend.

    Stella's not known for long term relationships, but with Max it might be different. She likes spending time with him. Plus, he makes her laugh.

    But why does he have to say he loves her? She's not sure how she feels about him, but those words make her want to bolt - especially when she learns his parents were high school sweethearts.

    Plus, the new intern at her mom's restaurant catches her eye. He's older, dreamy, and flirty. She's told him about Max, but that doesn't stop her from hanging out with him and wanting to kiss him.

    How can she stay true to herself if she doesn't know what she wants?

    Stella struggles through finding herself in life and in romance. First she must deal with unresolved issues that surface while taking on a challenging summer internship and learning she knows more about food than she thinks.

    Zeises writes an entertaining and thoughtful novel about choices and learning how to be comfortable in your own skin.

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