With the fire on high /

With the fire on high /

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Author / Creator:	Acevedo, Elizabeth, author.
Edition:	First paperback edition.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, 2021. ©2019
Description:	389, 13 pages ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Teenage mothers -- Fiction. Cooking -- Fiction. Single mothers -- Fiction. High school students -- Fiction. Teenage girls -- Fiction. Puerto Rican families -- Fiction. Teenage mothers -- Juvenile fiction. Cooking -- Juvenile fiction. Single mothers -- Juvenile fiction. High school students -- Juvenile fiction. Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction. Puerto Rican families -- Juvenile fiction. Cooking. High school students. Puerto Rican families. Single mothers. Teenage girls. Teenage mothers. Young adult fiction. Juvenile works. Bildungsromans. Fiction. Young adult works. Bildungsromans.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12721346

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ISBN:	9780062662842 0062662848
Notes:	Includes an excerpt from Clap when you land!
Summary:	Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago's life has been about making the tough decisions -- doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Even though she dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, Emoni knows that it's not worth her time to pursue the impossible. Yet despite the rules she thinks she has to play by, once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free.

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Summary:	From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright. Winner of the California Young Reader Medal! Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago's life has been about making the tough decisions--doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Even though she dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, Emoni knows that it's not worth her time to pursue the impossible. Yet despite the rules she thinks she has to play by, once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free. Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's Clap When You Land!
Item Description:	Includes an excerpt from Clap when you land!
Physical Description:	389, 13 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:	9780062662842 0062662848