With the Fire on High

by Elizabeth Acevedo

Paperback, 2021

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YA FIC A

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Description

Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning 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 has been about making the tough decisions�??doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Even though she dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, Emoni knows that it's not worth her time to pursue the impossible. Yet despite the rules she thinks she has to play by, once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free. Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's Clap When You Land!… (more)

Awards

Audie Award (Finalist — Young Adult — 2020)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2021)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 9-12 — 2021)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2021)
Gateway Readers Award (Nominee — 2022)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Garden State Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Nevada Young Readers' Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2023)
Thumbs Up! Award (Top Ten — 2020)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2022)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Recommended — 2023)
Arkansas Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Blue Hen Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award (Finalist — 2020)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (High School — 2025)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — High School — 2022)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2021)
Three Stars Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2020)
North Star YA Award (Nominee — 2021)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (High School — 2021)
Nerdy Book Award (Young Adult Literature — 2019)
Penn GSE's Best Books for Young Readers (Selection — Young Adult — 2019)
Project LIT Book Selection (Young Adult — 2020)
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