num_pages: 176
description: The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary, and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of "delicious," the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger, Gaylan, to poll the citizenry. Gaylan soon discovers that the entire kingdom is on the brink of civil war, and must enlist help to define "delicious" and save the country.
language: English
title: The Search for Delicious
titlecomplete: The Search for Delicious
characters: Hemlock, Vaungaylen, Ardis, Canto, Primo Ministro
genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Mermaids, Fantasy, Classics, Fairy Tales, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 4188
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)