What happens when everytime you eat, you can actually feel the emotions of the person that prepared your food? And not just homemade food, but at restaraunts and even packaged food from the grocery store? This is the predicament that Rose Edelstein finds herself in after eating a homemade birthday cake her Mom has made her. This opens up a whold new world where Rose finds out much more than she ever wanted to know about everyone from her family to the lunch lady at school. 
 Aimee Bender has a lovely way of writing which glides along smoothly, but still packs an emotional punch. I also enjoyed her character's dialogue, which gave the adults and children both, a realistic voice.