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With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo

Start date: January 16, 2020

Finish date: February 15, 2020

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May 18, 2019 Lesa Divine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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The struggles of being a teen mom.
Emoni wants to cook she loves cooking. But going for her dreams seems too hard. But with the help of her grandma being there for her she's able to not struggle too much.

Cooking is Emoni dream. Dreaming of being a chef. Able to go to Spain with her school she learns a lot more about cooking.

Emoni has choices to make as being a parent she wants more for herself and her daughter.

Very cute and quick contemporary read. I enjoyed the family, friends etc. Some clit ...more

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Aug 09, 2020 Ashley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bestie-2020-book-club, contemporary, august-2020-team-oga-cantina

I loved this book. Loved the descriptions of the neighborhood, the lifestyle, and it was so real, and didn't hold anything back or give the princess happily ever after, but the realistic one. ...more

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Jul 01, 2020 Nicole rated it it was amazing

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Emoni has a lot going on. She works. She’s going into senior year. She has a two year old.
Oh, and she is a masterful chef.
When she gets the opportunity to take a culinary elective at her Philadelphia charter school, she has reservations. Will she be able to handle the coursework? Does she really think she has a future in the kitchen? She will need to weigh her options carefully, as her grandmother, her daughter, and her distant father rely on her.

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