Eleven-year-old Cara has lost her moth­er and younger sis­ter in a house fire, and her father has with­drawn into grief and despair. She finds com­fort in restart­ing her mother’s home bak­ing busi­ness, ​“Julia’s Kitchen,” and in her Jew­ish beliefs. This book is out­stand­ing­ly writ­ten with an upbeat tone despite the sad­ness of the plot.