Sweet Escape

Sage Cookson #1

by Sally Murphy

Sage Cookson and her parents visit a chocolatier to film a segment for their TV show. Things go drastically wrong when the competitive spirit gets the better of the chocolatier.

72 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2016

About the author

Sally Murphy is an Australian author of over 30 children's books. She's also the slightly crazy mother of six beautiful kids. You'll find bits of her buried somewhere in every one of her books. She loves reading, writing, and speaking about reading and writing.

PEARL VERSES THE WORLD won the 2010 Australian Family Therapists’ Award for Children’s Literature as well as the 2010 Australian Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award for Best Book for Language Development. It was also an Honour Book in the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Awards.

TOPPLING won the children's book category of both the Queensland and Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, and was short-listed in the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Awards.

Reviews

[H.M. Waugh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't read these books when you're hungry...

Sage's parents are TV chefs, and the books follow her as she explores the world and its food. There's sleuthing and texting and friendship and lots of eating.

But that's okay, because there are also recipes to inspire your junior reader into the kitchen!

[Vonprice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful early chapter book for newly confident readers.
My full review is contained in this blogpost https://vsviewfromthebookshelves.home...

[Lola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its very mean if the gyu who left them out in the deep, deep, dark bush. Luckily they managed to get out of the wood.

[Sandi Parsons · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favourite Quote 'What do you think they'll do?' asks Dad. 'Slap you with their long tongues?'
WARNING: This book may induce you to eat chocolate. (I consumed Freddo Frogs with gusto while reading!)
What’s a girl to do when she’s been kidnapped by an evil chocolatier who is determined to win the local cooking contest?
Text her best friend of course!
Amongst a flood of early chapter books that feature fairies/mermaids/adventures in a fantasy setting or girl super sleuths, Sage stands out. She’s an ordinary girl thrust into adventure.
Her reactions, worries and fears (of frogs, but not the chocolate kind) are things that girls can relate to.
This is the first book in the Sage Cookson series.

[Dimity Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet, high paced action.

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very enjoyable young novel that is sure to appeal to kids who enjoy cooking and mysteries.