With the Fire on High
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.
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This book hit so many points that reside in me and my experience. I was in tears during many of the emotions the main character experienced. Pretty much because I too can relate to her hardships. As a teen mom, though I was older than she was in this book, I remember being torn over being a responsible teen/young adult and wanting to experience life for your own age.
The character's background of being half Puerto Rican and growing up in a hispanic household also rang true to me.
An absentee father, and the emotions that come with it.
Just so many things about this book that Elizabeth Acevedo so eloquently detailed that felt true to me and made me experience this so vividly.
I highly recommend to friends its so enjoyable, a true YA with life lessons.
I listened to this as an audiobook which was read by the author themselves. The books covers a lot of ground (sometimes, I thought maybe too much at once) and challenges readers - this book would be a fantastic read for teens and young adults, and I would've recommended it to my old secondary students.
I may revisit this review, as there's quite a lot more to say but I haven't quite got my thoughts together yet.
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