Hillary Vaillancourt
Millie and the Kitchen Witch
Middle Grade Fiction
Hillary Vaillancourt is the author of Millie and the Kitchen Witch (July 2023) a middle
grade, magical realism novel inspired by her food allergies and hometown in Southwest Virginia. In addition to writing, Hillary is a practicing attorney focusing on estate planning, particularly for families with minor children and for farmers. She’s also a candidate for an LL.M degree in food law and policy. And, Hillary is the founder of Piece of Cake Allergy Consulting offering interactive, attorney-led educational programs for people with food allergies to better understand their rights. Hillary is a mother of three and a stepmother of one. She enjoys spending time with her family, picking her own vegetables, and baking a French baguette almost every day. |
Millie and the Kitchen WitchPub Date TBAGrowing up in the Kitchen Witch Diner, twelve-year old, Millie Radford, is close to the farmers, growers, and producers of Coal Hollow, Virginia that help supply her family’s diner with ingredients. They are life-long friends and cherished neighbors. But, when a big peanut company starts industrializing the area and monopolizing peanut processing, small farmers can’t compete and begin going out of business. The entire region experiences the negative economic consequences, including Millie’s beloved Kitchen Witch Diner. Millie hopes winning an annual baking contest will help bring notoriety and customers to the struggling diner like it does every year. This year more than any other, the Kitchen Witch needs the boost in sales. It should be an easy win. Instead, Millie finds herself having real competition this year from Nicole Johnson, the daughter of the peanut tycoon and a past winner of a televised national baking show. When things don’t go as planned, Millie decides to use the opportunity she’s been given to highlight local food in Coal Hollow. If she can showcase the farmers and producers in her beloved community in addition to the diner, they may all stand a chance at saving their community. |