"Wonderfully talented writing; funny." --Orson Scott Card, New York Times Bestselling Author of Ender's Game
When eleven-year-old Guster Johnsonville rejects his mother's casserole for the umpteenth time, she takes him into the city of New Orleans to find him something to eat. There, in a dark, abandoned corner of the city, they meet a dying pastry maker. In his last breath, he entrusts them with a secret: an ancient...
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