From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book
Award longlist 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.
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.