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A Place at the Table

by Saadia Faruqi

Friendship takes shape in the kitchen

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Friendship takes shape in the kitchen

At the heart of Saadia Faruqi’s story is a shared cooking project that brings together two sixth graders whose lives differ in important ways. Sara is adjusting to a new school after leaving a small Islamic school; Elizabeth is dealing with her mother’s depression. Their after-school South Asian cooking class connects those family circumstances with questions of trust and belonging. The girls begin by working toward a place on a local food show, but their partnership also asks them to navigate their differences and decide whether they can rely on one another. Food provides the setting for a story about friendship across cultural backgrounds and the complicated ways family life shapes young people.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in stories about friendship across cultural differences.
  • Readers who enjoy family-centered fiction involving food and cooking.
  • Readers seeking a story about belonging and adjusting to change.

Themes

Friendship and trustCultural identity and belongingFamily challengesFood and shared creativity

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Book overview

A timely, accessible, and beautifully written story exploring themes of food, friendship, family and what it means to belong, featuring sixth graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a white, Jewish girl taking a South Asian cooking class taught by Sara's mom.

Sixth graders Sara and Elizabeth could not be more different. Sara is at a new school that is completely unlike the small Islamic school she used to attend. Elizabeth has her own problems: her British mum has been struggling with depression.

The girls meet in an after-school South Asian cooking class, which Elizabeth takes because her mom has stopped cooking, and which Sara, who hates to cook, is forced to attend because her mother is the teacher. The girls form a shaky alliance that gradually deepens, and they make plans to create the most amazing, mouth-watering cross-cultural dish together and win a spot on a local food show.

They make good cooking partners... but can they learn to trust each other enough to become true friends?

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