{"product_id":"ellies-deli-wishing-on-matzo-ball-soup-volume-1-9781524881115","title":"Ellie's Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup!: Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eEllie's family owns the town deli. Its official name is Lukshen Deli, but everybody calls it Ellie'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, in this adorable new middle grade fiction series with recipes and illustrations throughout.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllie's Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup \u003c\/i\u003econtains over 30 charming black-and-white illustrations and 14 recipes for quintessential Jewish American deli food, like challah, chicken soup, blintz souffle, and ruggelach. It's a delightful story about sticking up for what you believe in, business ownership, friendship, and family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrews McMeel Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524881115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Lisa Greenwald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040267174069,"sku":"9781524881115","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2bfee1ef-a5c9-402b-92d8-10e2901d23e8.jpg?v=1689088246","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ellies-deli-wishing-on-matzo-ball-soup-volume-1-9781524881115","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}