num_pages: 320
description: Happiness like love arrives through the kitchen. At least thats what my abuela Lala used to say. I may not know much about love but I definitely got the kitchen part down.Seventeen-year-old aspiring chef Isabella Fields family life has fallen apart after the death of her Cuban abuela and the divorce of her parents. She moves in with her dad and his new wife in France where Isabella feels like an outsider in her fathers new life studiously avoiding the awkward Why did you cheat on Mom? conversation.The upside of Isabellas world being turned upside down? Her fathers house is located only 30 minutes away from the restaurant of world-famous Chef Pascal Grattard who runs a prestigious and competitive international kitchen apprenticeship. The prize job at Chef Grattards renowned restaurant also represents a transformative opportunity for Isabella who is desperate to get her life back in order.But how can Isabella expect to hold it together when shes at the bottom of her class at the apprenticeship her new stepmom is pregnant she misses her abuela dearly and a mysterious new guy and his albino dog fall into her life?Salty Bitter Sweet:- Is a YA contemporary #OwnVoices novel written by CNN producer Mayra Cuevas- Features a Latina main character who is trilingual- Is inspired by the authors relationships with food and family- Explores complicated family dynamics and relatable themes of friendship acceptance and learning to care for yourself
language: English
title: Salty, Bitter, Sweet
publisher: Blink