{"product_id":"book-dt72","title":"Salty, Bitter, Sweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA slow-burn romance in a cutthroat kitchen! There’s more to becoming a top chef for 17-year-old Isabella Fields than just not getting chopped … especially when the chances of things heating up with an intriguing boy and becoming a food star in the kitchen are both on the \u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eline\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eIsa’s family life has fallen apart after the death of her Cuban abuela and the divorce of her parents. And after moving in with her dad and her new stepmom, Margo, in Lyon, France, Isa feels like an outsider in her father’s new life. She balances her time between avoiding the awkward “why-did-you-cheat-on-Mom” conversation \u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eher di\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eligent aspiration to become a premiere chef.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eDespite Isa’s world being turned upside-down, h\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eer father’s house is located only 30 minutes away from the restaurant of world-famous Chef Pascal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eGrattard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e, who runs a prestigiously competitive international kitchen apprenticeship. The prize job at Chef \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eGrattard’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e renowned restaurant also represents a transformative opportunity for Isa who is desperate to get her life back in order—and desperate to prove she has what it takes to work in an haute kitchen. But Isa’s stress and repressed grief begin to unravel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e further\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e when the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e enigmatic Diego\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e shows up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e at the house\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e unannounced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eHow can Isa expect to hold it together when she’s at the bottom of her class at the apprenticeship, her new stepmom is pregnant, she misses her abuela dearly, and things with\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e Diego reach a boiling point?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMixing up only the best ingredients\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSalty, Bitter, Sweet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eIs a \u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eclean and wholesome \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003erival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003elovers trope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e set in a cutthroat kitchen environment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs a perfect book for foodies ages 13 and up, and features a Latina main character who is \u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003etrilingual\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores complicated family dynamics and relatable themes of friendship, acceptance,\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e grief,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e and learning to care for yourself\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan 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Bake-off\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e, as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eYA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003etitles \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003esuch as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eWith the Fire on High\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"\u003eA Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and 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