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With the Fire on High

by Elizabeth Acevedo

A young cook balancing family and ambition

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Winner of the California Young Reader Medal

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A young cook balancing family and ambition

Emoni Santiago’s responsibilities as a young mother shape the choices she makes, while cooking gives her a place to express her talent. As she considers what might come after graduation, the book connects food and creative ambition with the demands of caring for her daughter and abuela. Its focus on a teen navigating family life alongside a possible future in the kitchen gives the story a grounded coming-of-age frame.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories about family responsibilities and growing up.
  • Readers who enjoy fiction centered on cooking and culinary ambition.
  • Readers interested in young-parent characters balancing care for family with personal goals.

Themes

Family responsibilityYoung motherhoodCooking and creativityAmbition and self-determination

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Book overview

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. Winner of the California Young Reader Medal!

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.

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