The Secret Diary of The World's Worst Cook

Rohin is fifteen and despite his father’s wishes wants nothing to do with science in school. But what does he want to do instead? On vacation at his grandparents’ rambling haveli in Lucknow he stumbles upon the secret diary of fifteen-year-old Hassan Ali or Hasnu reluctant cook’s apprentice the despair of his father and black sheep in a long line of illustrious chefs to the nawabs of Lucknow. As Rohin reads the story of Hasnu’s doomed culinary career he decides he has to track down Hasnu and find out what happened to the Bekaar Bawarchi. Did he escape the kitchen? What did he do instead? And how did he tell his father he didn’t want to be a cook? Rohin’s search unearths some hilarious stories-of spotted eggs how a famous actress demanded a hot meal the disappearance of a khandani khazana of friends and kitchens And one day Rohin realizes what it is he wants to do with his own life. About the Author Subhadra Sen Gupta has written over forty books for children because she thinks they are the best readers in the world. She writes about history loves cooking up mystery ghost and adventure stories and dreams up comic books. She was awarded the Bal Sahitya Puraskar by the Sahitya Akademi in 2014.