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Review: A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

Summary (from Goodreads): For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. The plan was 1) take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería, 2) move in with her best friend after graduation, and 3) live happily ever after with her boyfriend. But then the Trifecta happened, and…
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Mini Reviews: Frontera & Clementine and Danny Save the World

Thank you to Harper360YA for providing me with ARCs of these two! I really enjoyed this debut graphic novel! It follows a boy named Mateo as he braves the dangerous journey through the Sonoran desert back home to the United States. For being such a short book the story was very well developed and I…
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Review: A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

~My Thoughts~ I didn’t know a whole lot about this book going in, but when I saw Romeo and Juliet with rival Vietnamese restaurants, I knew I had to read it! And though this wasn’t the most polished book I’ve ever read, I still enjoyed it. What I mean by not the most polished was,…
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Review: My Fine Fellow by Jennieke Cohen

~Summary~ Helena and Penelope are firm friends and Culinarians in their final year of school. They are now turning their attentions to the final projects they must complete before the end of the school year. Penelope has decided to showcase non-European cuisine in honor of her Filipino heritage and Helena has just found the opportunity…
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Review: Love and Other Great Expectations by Becky Dean

~Summary~ The story follows Britt, an American teenager, who has just been told that her soccer career, which was her ticket into college, is over. With no backup plan and her last days of high school winding down, Britt doesn’t know what she’s going to do. That’s when she gets an invitation to take part…