With the Fire on High

by Elizabeth Acevedo

’Buela is convinced I have magical hands when it comes to cooking. And I don’t know if I really have something special, or if her telling me I got something special has brainwashed me

always

Although I dread the quizzes, which are on

Familiar → Non familiar

ago,

And like a map I’ve been following without knowing the exact destination, I know now I’ve been equipping myself with tools from the journey to help me survive when I arrive.