With the Fire on High

Posted on 18 February 2017 by Elizabeth Acevedo

With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do what must be done The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight up goodness Still, she knows she doesn t have enough time for her school s new culinary arts class, doesn t have the money for the class s trip to Spain and shouldn t still be dreaming of someday working in a real kitchen But even with all the rules she has for her life and all the rules everyone expects her to play by once Emoni starts cooking, her only real choice is to let her talent break free. New Download [ With the Fire on High ] Author [ Elizabeth Acevedo ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr With the Fire on High was soft, enfolding, light as a dusting of snow upon my forehead, the kind of novel that deadens the harshness of the world and takes the sting from any barb I floated through the story as if set adrift in a lifeboat on a gently rocking sea Delight sluiced through me, and I tingled with the giddy buoyancy of reading a book that made my heart feel like it had grown too large for the confines of my ribs No wonder, then, that when I turned the last page, the entire world se With the Fire on High was soft, enfolding, light as a dusting of snow upon my forehead, the kind of novel that deadens the harshness of the world and takes the sting from any barb I floated through the story as if set adrift in a lifeboat on a gently rocking sea Delight sluiced through me, and I tingled with the giddy buoyancy of reading a book that made my heart feel like it had grown too large for the confines of my ribs No wonder, then, that when I turned the last page, the entire world seemed to be oversaturated, too bright, too sharp, swallowing the slice of...ARC provided in exchange for an honest review by Harper Collins Frenzy Thank you This was such a great read So rich and vibrant, I felt like I could smell and taste each dish that Emoni made She was an easy to character to love and root for and I enjoyed watching her journe...My favorite book of the month so far This was SO GOOD and Elizabeth Acevedo has definitely become an auto buy author for me Also side note I feel SO ATTACKED that all the food mentioned in this book is not currently in my mouth It all sounds so damn good I justFlawlessi loved this rtc 3 Blog Instagram Twitter Tumblr Youtube TwitchThe world is a turntable that never stops spinning as humans we merely choose the tracks we want to sit out and the ones that inspire us to dance Elizabeth Acevedo has done it again This sopho novel is vastly different from Poet X, yet it is equally filled with boriqua pride, strong familial love and characters that ooze diversity And that cover breathtakingly gorgeous Emoni is a part Puerto Rican, part Black teenage mom who was raised by her Buela grandmother after the deathThe world is a turntable that never stops spinning as humans we merely choose the tracks we want to sit out and the ones that inspire us to dance Elizabeth Acevedo has done it again This sopho novel is vastly different from Poet X, yet it is equally filled with boriqua pride, strong familial love and characters that ooze diversity And that cover breathtakingly gorgeous Emoni is a part Puerto Rican, part Black teenage mom who was raised by her Buela grandmother after the death of her mother in childbirth How I adored her abuela and their strong relationship Emoni s love and devotion for her daughter was everything She wants so much for Emma and is willing to work hard and do whatever it takes to make something of herself Emoni has magic hands when it comes to cooking Her food literally evokes physical emotion in all who eat it as she essentially pours a bit of herself into every dish she makes...Given that I recently read a book about abortion, I was particularly interested in this tale featuring a teenage girl who decides to keep her baby and struggles juggling school, work and Babygirl The contrast between these two situations terminate a pregnancy and ca...Five distinguished, magical, tasty, heartwarming, poignant and definitely exquisite firing stars Since I ve read Laura Esquivel s Like water for chocolate , I started to enjoy reading books about talented cooks who pour their souls, their secluded emotions, their hopes and happiness into their food to create an art and serving one of the most pleasuring things of life by sharing their creativity Just like Emoni Santiago did with her gifted hands, enduring soul Her food is her reflection of Five distinguished, magical, tasty, heartwarming, poignant and definitely exquisite firing stars Since I ve read Laura Esquivel s Like water for chocolate , I started to enjoy reading books about talented cooks who pour their souls, their secluded emotions, their hopes and happiness into their food to create an art and serving one of the most pleasuring things of life by sharing their creativity Just like Emoni Santiago did with her gifted hands, enduring soul Her food is her reflection of her love for her baby girl, her Abuela who practically raised her, her heritage, her mom whom she never met, her father even he abandoned her when she was little baby , her pen friend aunt Sarah who loves sharing recipes and her best friend Angelica This book makes you smile, feeds your soul, touches and warms your heart It was an amazing also emotional journey to read the story of struggling Emoni She s taking responsibility of her baby girl at some parts she also takes c...This is literally one of the most stunning covers I ve ever seen Wow.LATINX REP YAYYY I M 50% LATINX MaybeBut you could never tell I m as pale as a naked banana Goodreads Wordpress Twitch Pinterest Reddita fantastic prose novel from a fantastic authorI ll start this review off by saying that I haven t had the chance to read Acevedo s debut, but everyone I ve talked to raves about it So requesting and getting approved for this ARC was really special and I m really grateful I had the opportunity to read this.The book is about Emoni Santiago, a teen mom in her senior year at a charter school in Philly She s got a passion for cooking and is trying to figure out what her next move is Take a culina a fantastic prose novel from a fantastic authorI ll start this review off by saying that I haven t had the chance to read Acevedo s debut, but everyone I ve talked to raves about it So requesting and getting approved for this ARC was really special and I m really grateful I had the opportunity to read this.The book is about Emoni Santiago, a teen mom in her senior year at a charter school in Philly She s got a passion for cooking and is trying to figure out what her next move is Take a culinary class in high school Go to college Butimportantly, this book was about cul...

18 February 2017

Elizabeth Acevedo