September 17, 2019
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Genre/Categories: Contemporary YA Fiction, Cooking, Multi-Generational Family, Coming of Age
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Summary:
Emoni Santiago is a responsible, creative, and determined teenage mother. In addition to caring for her young daughter, living with and helping to support her grandmother, and navigating her classes as a high school senior, Emoni is well known for her extraordinary cooking skills. For her, cooking is an artistic adventure. A new culinary arts class is offered at her school along with a class trip to Spain. Given all her responsibilities and financial situation, can she possibly risk everything to follow her dreams?
Amazon Rating: 4.8 Stars