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Wikipedia article
'Just Add Magic' is a 2010 fictional juvenile novel by Cindy Callaghan. It tells the story of three young friends who find a mysterious and magical cookbook and create a secret cooking club. It was followed up by the 2018 book 'Potion Problems'. Amazon Studios adapted the book into a series of the same name.
Middle school girls Best friends Kelly, Darbie and Hannah find an old cookbook with a photo of her grandma and her two friends in Kelly's attic. In it, they find that the entries have been covered up by recipes with strange names like "Shut 'Em Up Shortcake" and "Hazelnut Healing Tart". This is the excuse Kelly has been looking for to start a cooking club with her two best friends Darbie and Hannah. They have to keep this cookbook a secret so that the magic doesn't fall into wrong hands.
Kelly's little brother eats some of the shortcake and is unable to speak. Hannah eats some of the shortcake and can't talk either. Darbie added the cedronian vanilla while preparing the shortcake which means as a sacrifice, she has to keep talking incessantly until the spell breaks. Kelly and Darbie think there's something magical about these recipes, but Hannah remains skeptical.
The three friends find themselves having some bad luck after using the recipes. They befriend Ida Perez / Mama P, owner of MaMa P's, the shop where they buy the exotic ingredients needed for the magical recipes. She teaches them about the Law of Returns and they decide to perform (sometimes difficult) good deeds around their town to balance things out. Grandma Quinn / Rebecca Patterson / Becky Quinn / Kelly's Grandma has lost the ability to talk. Mama P tells them that she has been spelled by Miss Gina Silvers / The old witch of town (called by the kids ). Mama P says that she will help them fight Silvers and break the spell on Kellys grandma. But she does not tell them she has been under a spell as well and couldn't get out of the town.
Finally the girls cook their own spell which is called LAST DITCH LAYER CAKE which breaks away all the curses in town. They find out Kellys gradma cursed herself. They also find out Mama P is bad.
Adaptation
Amazon Studios adapted the novel for the 2015 pilot season and later ordered a full season based on the response.
References
Category:2010 novels
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