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An Appetite for Miracles

by Laekan Zea Kemp

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Food, memory, and family history meet in a novel-in-verse.

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Amelia Walden Award finalist

    Named as a finalist for the Amelia Walden Award.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Food, memory, and family history meet in a novel-in-verse.

Danna Mendoza Villarreal is trying to reach her grandfather as his memories fade, using the foods he once reviewed as a way back to their shared past. That effort is complicated by Danna’s own fraught relationship with food and the strain it creates with her mother. Presented in verse, the novel places personal history, family bonds, and the meaning carried by meals alongside two teens’ efforts to confront pain from their pasts. The premise gives food a role beyond comfort or celebration: it becomes part of remembrance, connection, and an uncertain attempt at healing.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teen readers interested in novels-in-verse
  • Readers drawn to family stories involving memory and intergenerational bonds
  • Readers interested in food as a connection to identity and family history

Themes

Memory lossFamily relationshipsFood and remembranceHealing from the pastIdentity

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Book overview

An Amelia Walden Award Finalist
★ Kirkus Reviews ★ SLJ ★ BCCB

Award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp's heart-wrenching novel-in-verse follows two teens who must come together to heal the pain from their pasts, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Ibi Zoboi.

Danna Mendoza Villarreal's grandfather is slowly losing himself as his memories fade, and Danna's not sure her plan to help him remember through the foods he once reviewed will be enough to bring him back. Especially when her own love of food makes her complicated relationship with her mother even more difficult.

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