Book Chat: With the Fire on High

With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks. 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. Once Emoni starts cooking, her only real choice is to let her talent break free.