{"product_id":"salty-bitter-sweet-9780310769774","title":"Salty, Bitter, Sweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA slow-burn romance in a cutthroat kitchen  There's more to becoming a top chef for 17-year-old Isabella Fields than just not getting chopped ... especially when the chances of things heating up with an intriguing boy and becoming a food star in the kitchen are both on the chopping block. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAspiring chef Isa's family life has fallen apart after the death of her Cuban abuela and the divorce of her parents. She moves in with her dad and her new stepmom, Margo, in Lyon, France, where Isa feels like an outsider in her father's new life. Isa balances her time between avoiding the awkward, \"why-did-you-cheat-on-Mom\" conversation with figuring out how a perpetually single woman can at least be a perpetually single chef.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe upside of Isa's world being turned upside-down?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer father's house is located only 30 minutes away from the restaurant of world-famous Chef Pascal Grattard, who runs a prestigiously competitive international kitchen apprenticeship. The prize job at Chef Grattard's renowned restaurant also represents a transformative opportunity for Isa who is desperate to get her life back in order--and desperate to prove she has what it takes to work in an haute kitchen. But Isa's stress and repressed grief begin to unravel when the attractive, enigmatic Diego shows up unannounced with his albino dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can Isa expect to hold it together when she's at the bottom of her class at the apprenticeship, her new stepmom is pregnant, she misses her abuela dearly, and things with the mysterious Diego reach a boiling point?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalty, Bitter, Sweet\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs a YA contemporary #OwnVoices novel written by CNN producer Mayra Cuevas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures a Latina main character who is trilingual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs inspired by the author's relationships with food and family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores complicated family dynamics and relatable themes of friendship, acceptance, and learning to care for yourself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780310769774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mayra Cuevas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635798405276,"sku":"9780310769774","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f16df813-c94b-4a79-a7d5-c781028fca34.jpg?v=1603840547","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/salty-bitter-sweet-9780310769774","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}