"Thirteen-year-old chef Lailu must uncover the truth behind a murder before the elves and the scientists of Twin Rivers declare war on each other"--

Lailu Loganberry is an expert at hunting dangerous beasts and she's even better at cooking her specialty... monster cuisine. This thirteen-year-old master chef has a lot to prove as she tries to run a five-star restaurant, cook the perfect dragon cuisine, repay a greedy loan shark, and outsmart the Elven mafia in this entertaining novel that combines all of the best ingredients-- fantasy, humor, adventure, action, cute boys, and a feisty heroine!--Publisher's...