Ellie's Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup! Volume 1
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Ellie's Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup! Volume 1
Narrated by:
Gail Shalan
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Narrated by:
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About this listen
From Lisa Greenwald, the beloved author of the TBH and Friendship List series, comes a new middle grade fiction series about a girl trying to save her family's deli. When a restaurant group threatens to move in and take over, tenacious Ellie and her BFFs must prove that matzo ball soup and sour pickles are here to stay.
“A cute and concretely Jewish take on a classic storyline.”—Kirkus Reviews
When Ellie accidentally overhears that her family deli is most likely going to close, she does the only thing she can think of: She makes a wish on matzo ball soup.
Eleven-year-old Ellie is feisty, determined, and a little bit anxious. She considers Lukshen Deli part of the family—after all, it’s been around for four generations, ever since her great-grandmother opened it. Along with her BFF, Ava; her sisters, Anna and Mabel; her lunch buddies, Aanya, Brynn, Nina, and Sally; and her grandparents, Bubbie and Zeyda, Ellie is determined to prove that old-fashioned Jewish delis can get with the times—but if her plan doesn’t work, the deli will be sold for good.
With 14 recipes for quintessential Jewish American deli food, like challah, chicken soup, blintz souffle, and ruggelach, Ellie’s Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup is a delightful story about sticking up for what you believe in: business ownership, friendship, and family.
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Critic reviews
"In this series opener, 11-year-old Ellie Glantz loves her family’s kosher deli almost as much as she loves her grandparents Bubbie and Zeyda....[R]eligious practices and Yiddish words suffuse the story with a lived-in Judaism—unrelated to a specific holiday—that does not often appear in mainstream children’s books. In buoyant middle-grade fashion, Ellie and [her best friend] Ava join forces to rally the community and update the business in an effort to save the deli....A cute and concretely Jewish take on a classic storyline."
"A fun story with believable characters and solvable problems, this easy-to-read, middle-grade book will hold the reader’s interest and provide excellent, humorous entertainment along the way." (Michal Hoschander Malen)
"I loved, loved, loved the happy ending, especially because it made sense and the problems were solved realistically." (Karen Yingling)
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