Dinner at the Brake Fast

Dinner at the Brake Fast is a hilarious and heartfelt story about road-trip mishaps, a murderous rooster, facing down anxieties, and unexpected friendship that is a must-pick for readers who loved The Science of Unbreakable Things and The First Rule of Punk.

Tacoma Jones loves working at her family's roadside diner, the Brake Fast, pouring coffee and serving eggs and muffins to truckers all day long. But tonight, she is finally going to break out her collection of cookbooks and prepare the best dinner the state of Washington has ever seen.

But her excitement is dampened when she learns that today is one of Dad's bad days, when his depression makes it hard for him to get out of bed.

Tacoma knows she can't fix her dad's depression. But what she can do is steal back his prized photograph of his second-best day from her nemesis, the nasty Crocodile Kyle-while also planning a dinner that is sure to brighten up his bad day.

She just might need an accomplice or two to pull off the heist. . . .

• An Unlikely Friendship: When a tour bus breaks down, Tacoma finds the perfect accomplice in a boy who lives on the road?and another in her school bully.
• Mental Health Awareness: A gentle and honest look at what it's like when a parent has ?bad days,? handled with hope and the determination of a loving daughter.
• Heartfelt and Humorous: Packed with hilarious mishaps, a surprisingly vicious rooster, and family love that's as warm as a plate of fresh pancakes.
• Small Town Setting: From the Brake Fast diner to an abandoned train tunnel, the quirky Pacific Northwest setting is a character in itself.