Baking for Dave: Iris, a 15-year-old girl travels cross states to enter a baking contest, but ends up winning a bigger prize
Iris Heller, a teenager with Sensory Processing Disorder, runs away to compete in a national bake-off contest. In order to get there, she “borrows” her mom’s car, travels along the East Coast, and does the most terrifying thing of all —interacts with actual people! Iris has never been like other girls, but she’s not about to start letting that get in the way.

Iris has this profound fascination for the musician Dave Matthews, and she feels a compelling need to compete in the bake-off for Dave. To compensate for nervousness, she has the habit of humming, beatboxing, and making musical contraptions out of items around her. It is this talent that gets noticed at several road stops along the way, which leads to her inevitable "gone viral" glory. At a donut shop, Iris sings like an angel. At a coffee shop, she plays a symphony using cups and the soda fountain. At a restaurant, she builds a glorious musical fountain out of dishes and pans. Iris is the kind of pure spirit who brings the best out of the world around her without knowing it.

Iris’ mom (Maisy) and her best friend Eric set out to find Iris. All lives converge at Happy World, the Disney-esque paradise, where the bake-off takes place. Iris, whose life has been one of isolation and misunderstanding, finds out just how much she is loved. It doesn't matter whether she wins the bake-off, she's already won the biggest contest of all, triumphing in life.

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Baking for Dave: Iris, a 15-year-old girl travels cross states to enter a baking contest, but ends up winning a bigger prize
Iris Heller, a teenager with Sensory Processing Disorder, runs away to compete in a national bake-off contest. In order to get there, she “borrows” her mom’s car, travels along the East Coast, and does the most terrifying thing of all —interacts with actual people! Iris has never been like other girls, but she’s not about to start letting that get in the way.

Iris has this profound fascination for the musician Dave Matthews, and she feels a compelling need to compete in the bake-off for Dave. To compensate for nervousness, she has the habit of humming, beatboxing, and making musical contraptions out of items around her. It is this talent that gets noticed at several road stops along the way, which leads to her inevitable "gone viral" glory. At a donut shop, Iris sings like an angel. At a coffee shop, she plays a symphony using cups and the soda fountain. At a restaurant, she builds a glorious musical fountain out of dishes and pans. Iris is the kind of pure spirit who brings the best out of the world around her without knowing it.

Iris’ mom (Maisy) and her best friend Eric set out to find Iris. All lives converge at Happy World, the Disney-esque paradise, where the bake-off takes place. Iris, whose life has been one of isolation and misunderstanding, finds out just how much she is loved. It doesn't matter whether she wins the bake-off, she's already won the biggest contest of all, triumphing in life.

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Baking for Dave: Iris, a 15-year-old girl travels cross states to enter a baking contest, but ends up winning a bigger prize

Baking for Dave: Iris, a 15-year-old girl travels cross states to enter a baking contest, but ends up winning a bigger prize

by Melissa Palmer
Baking for Dave: Iris, a 15-year-old girl travels cross states to enter a baking contest, but ends up winning a bigger prize

Baking for Dave: Iris, a 15-year-old girl travels cross states to enter a baking contest, but ends up winning a bigger prize

by Melissa Palmer

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Overview

Iris Heller, a teenager with Sensory Processing Disorder, runs away to compete in a national bake-off contest. In order to get there, she “borrows” her mom’s car, travels along the East Coast, and does the most terrifying thing of all —interacts with actual people! Iris has never been like other girls, but she’s not about to start letting that get in the way.

Iris has this profound fascination for the musician Dave Matthews, and she feels a compelling need to compete in the bake-off for Dave. To compensate for nervousness, she has the habit of humming, beatboxing, and making musical contraptions out of items around her. It is this talent that gets noticed at several road stops along the way, which leads to her inevitable "gone viral" glory. At a donut shop, Iris sings like an angel. At a coffee shop, she plays a symphony using cups and the soda fountain. At a restaurant, she builds a glorious musical fountain out of dishes and pans. Iris is the kind of pure spirit who brings the best out of the world around her without knowing it.

Iris’ mom (Maisy) and her best friend Eric set out to find Iris. All lives converge at Happy World, the Disney-esque paradise, where the bake-off takes place. Iris, whose life has been one of isolation and misunderstanding, finds out just how much she is loved. It doesn't matter whether she wins the bake-off, she's already won the biggest contest of all, triumphing in life.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781935567677
Publisher: Sensory Focus
Publication date: 11/11/2016
Pages: 436
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range: 14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Melissa Palmer is a writer, nerd, baker, part-time kitchen dancer, wife, and full-time mom. She pulls from her experiences with her own daughters — the two superheroes who shape and guide her life — to create the world and characters seen in Baking for Dave. When she’s not writing, she’s biking or running (either on the road or after one of the many animals in her menagerie).

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Eric CHAPTER 2: Grace Is Gone CHAPTER 3: Where Are You Going? CHAPTER 4: Policeman CHAPTER 5: Water CHAPTER 6: Chris CHAPTER 7: Sweet CHAPTER 8: Maisy CHAPTER 9: You and Me CHAPTER 10: Look in the Eyes CHAPTER 11: Gas CHAPTER 12: Called Out CHAPTER 13: Blueberry CHAPTER 14: Maisy on Bike CHAPTER 15: Storm CHAPTER 16: Fog CHAPTER 17 Devil You Know CHAPTER 18: Chuckey's CHAPTER 19: Song CHAPTER 20: Travel CHAPTER 21: Driving CHAPTER 22: Just in Case CHAPTER 23: Oasis CHAPTER 24: Check In CHAPTER 25: Ryan CHAPTER 26: Maisy's Drive CHAPTER 27: Floozy CHAPTER 28: Fire Exits CHAPTER 29: In the Room CHAPTER 30: Morning CHAPTER 31: Reveal CHAPTER 32: Angel CHAPTER 33: Rest Stop CHAPTER 34: I Feel Better CHAPTER 35: Cat Out of the Bag CHAPTER 36: Georgia CHAPTER 37: Resemblance CHAPTER 38: Cowboys and Engines CHAPTER 39: Doubt Mouse CHAPTER 40: Date with a Ghostbrother CHAPTER 41: Next Day CHAPTER 42: Day One of Contest CHAPTER 43: 41 CHAPTER 44: Believe CHAPTER 45: Fine CHAPTER 46: Let Her Bake CHAPTER 47: And the Winner Is... CHAPTER 48: A Letter from your Friend Iris
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