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Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam
Thien Pham - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in America, perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and The Best We Could Do!. Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness... |
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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
Wai Chim - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Anna Chiu has her hands full. When she's not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father's restaurant, she's taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days. Her father's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction... |
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This Is My Brain in Love
I. W. Gregorio - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Told in dual narrative, This Is My Brain in Love is a stunning YA contemporary romance, exploring mental health, race and, ultimately, self-acceptance, for fans of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and Emergency Contact. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 14.0px;... |
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Notes from a Young Black Chef
Kwame Onwuachi - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover
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Food was Kwame Onwuachi's first great love. He connected to cooking via his mother, in the family's modest Bronx apartment. From that spark, he launched his own catering company with twenty thousand dollars he made selling candy on the subway and trained in the kitchens of some... |
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Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
Laekan Zea Kemp - Little, Brown
Format: Paperback
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I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter meets Emergency Contact in this stunning Pura Belpré Honor Book about first love, familial expectations, the power of food, and finding where you belong.Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelería next to her father's restaurant,... |
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A Pho Love Story
Loan Le
Format: Hardcover
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If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he'd say he was a rock. Steady and strong, but not particularly interesting. His grades are average, his social status unremarkable. He works at his parents' pho restaurant, and even there, he is his parents' fifth favorite employee. Not ideal.... |
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Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love
Elsie Chapman - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover
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From some of your favorite bestselling and critically acclaimed authors - including Sandhya Menon, Anna-Marie McLemore, and Rin Chupeco - comes a collection of interconnected short stories that explore the intersection of family, culture, and food in the lives of thirteen teens.A shy teenager... |
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With the Fire on High
Elizabeth Acevedo - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award longlist 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.Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago's life... |
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Careers for People Who Love Cooking
Morgan Williams - Rosen Pub Group
Format: Library Binding
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For those who have a passion for food, there's nothing quite like stepping up to the stove and preparing a meal. It can be intimidating, however, to make the leap from home kitchen cooking to professional culinary arts. This informative guidebook offers your culinary fanatics a host... |
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Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance
Nisha Sharma - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Radha is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest kathak dancers in the world . . . until a family betrayal costs her the biggest competition of her life. Now she has left her Chicago home behind to follow her stage mom to New Jersey. At the Princeton Academy of the Arts, Radha is determined... |
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The Dos and Donuts of Love
Adiba Jaigirdar
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A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage girl competing in a televised baking competition, with contestants including her ex-girlfriend and a potential new crush - perfect for fans of The Great British Bake Off and She Dri |
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Food-Related Stories
Gaby Melian - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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In this moving, personal account, chef and activist Gaby Melian shares her journey with food and how creating a relationship with food -- however simple or complicated -- is a form of activism in its own right.Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space... |
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Plants Vs. Meats: The Health, History, and Ethics of What We Eat
Meredith Sayles Hughes - Twenty-First Century Books, 2016.
Format: Print book
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No one can live without food, but what you eat is a personal decision. Today many people are examining nutritional advice and choosing to eat more vegetables and fruits and less meat. But is all meat bad for you? What does the science say? People also make food choices for ethical and religious... |
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Café Con Lychee
Emery Lee - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of Meet Cute Diary comes a delectable rom-com that's brimming with zest and a sprinkle of sweetness. A must-read for fans of Casey McQuiston and Julian Winters.Theo Mori and Gabriel Moreno have always been at odds. Their parents own rival businesses - an Asian American... |
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Bloom
Kevin Panetta - First Second
Format: Paperback
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Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band -- if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and hot ovens.... |
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Foodprints: The Story of What We Eat
Paula Ayer - Annick Press
Format: Hardcover
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The everyday choices we make when it comes to food don't just have an effect on us -- they also affect other people and the planet. Today's teens are more attuned to what they eat and where it comes from than any generation before them. But there's still more to know. Foodprints... |
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Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat
Kay Frydenborg - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Chocolate hits all the right sweet--and bitter--notes: cutting-edge genetic science whisked in with a strong social conscience, history, and culture yield one thought-provoking look into one of the world's most popular foods. Readers who savored Chew on This and Food, Inc. and lovers... |
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The How-To Cookbook for Teens: 100 Easy Recipes to Learn the Basics
Julee Morrison - Rockridge Press
Format: Hardcover
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Learn how to be a rock star in the kitchen with 100 easy recipes for teens Not only is cooking a useful skill to learn, it can also be super fun! This beginner-friendly cookbook for teens is packed with simple recipes to help you level up your cooking skills and create delicious dishes... |
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Hack Your Cupboard: Make Great Food with What You've Got
Alyssa Wiegand - Pulp
Format: Paperback
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It's not always easy to try out a new recipe, especially when the risk of failure brings with it the risk of a hungry night at home. But sticking to what you know and love can get pretty boring after a while. So what's a lazy, cash-strapped chef to do? Well, with the help of Hack... |
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Batter Royale
LEISL ADAMS - AMULET BOOKS
Format: Hardcover
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In this fun graphic novel, a talented young chef is selected to participate in a baking reality show and finds herself mixed up in spicy competition, bitter rivalry, and sweet romanceIn Leisl Adams's debut graphic novel, Batter Royale, an aspiring amateur baker enters the toughest,... |
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Maker Comics: Bake Like a Pro!
Falynn Koch - First Second
Format: Paperback
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Maker Comics is the ultimate DIY guide. Inside this graphic novel you will find illustrated instructions for eight tasty treats!. Today is the first day of Sages magical internship! Her fellow wizards-in-training get to study pyromancy and transfiguration, but Sage has been assigned an internship... |
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The Complete Cookbook for Teens: 120 Recipes to Level Up Your Kitchen Game
Julee Morrison - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback
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120 Recipes to kick-start a teen chef's culinary creativity and confidence From doing laundry to parallel parking, growing up requires teenagers to learn some very important life skills -- none more important than cooking. The Complete Cookbook for Teens teaches young adults looking... |
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Fake Dates and Mooncakes (Underlined)
Sher Lee - Underlined
Format: Paperback
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Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer.. Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival... |
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Plants Vs. Meats: The Health, History, and Ethics of What We Eat
Meredith Sayles Hughes - Twenty-First Century Books, 2016.
Format: Print book
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No one can live without food, but what you eat is a personal decision. Today many people are examining nutritional advice and choosing to eat more vegetables and fruits and less meat. But is all meat bad for you? What does the science say? People also make food choices for ethical and religious... |
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Sweet Revenge: Passive-Aggressive Desserts for Your Exes & Enemies
HEATHER KIM - Switch Press
Format: Paperback
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50 killer cakes, cookies, and candies for your exes and enemies. Dumped by your beefcake boyfriend? BFF steal your one-and-only? Lab partner a more-than-periodic no-show? Don't take these battles online. (Seriously, don't do that, okay?) . Get out your heaviest rolling pins,... |
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