Tris's doughnuts are all the rage in the town of Petersville, but they're about all the town's got going for it. When he can't keep up with supply, the demand turns nasty and negative reviews online threaten the shop.
His answer: buy a Belshaw Donut Robot. Price tag: $50,000. His parents don't have the cash; his mother's restaurant is failing and his father doesn't have a job. He writes to fellow entrepreneur, the Tea King, aka Alhaadi Okello, once a poor immigrant who made millions from his upstate New York business, Majani Tea. But Tris never gets a response to his email.
Fortunately, Tris' little sister Jeanine applies for the perfect backup plan -- have Tris compete as a contestant in the reality TV cooking show, Can You Cut It? But the producer had ties to Tris' mother, and things get very complicated very quickly when they should just be about cooking.
I won't spoil how it ends, just know, when everything is darkest for Tris, watch for Okello.
This book honors the entrepreneurial spirit of all immigrants who come to the United States looking to make a better life for themselves, their families and their adopted country.
