Third grader Katharine Carmichael knows her mom's super-duper secret and thinks it's a super-duper dud! Mrs. Carmichael is the new cook at Liberty Corner School—Katharine's school! When her mom blows her kisses, bans fries from the menu, and delivers sour milk to her classroom, Katharine's stomach does a flip-flop belly drop. After she's teased about her mom's In the Spotlight display, Katharine takes matters into her own hands! Can Katharine survive her major mama drama? Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 2-8.