With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (English) Hardcover Book

Description: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of the National Book Award winner "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. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning 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. Winner of the California Young Reader Medal!Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiagos 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 its 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.Plus dont miss Elizabeth Acevedos Clap When You Land! Author Biography ELIZABETH ACEVEDO is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Carnegie medal, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the Walter Award. She is also the author of With the Fire on High--which was named a best book of the year by the New York Public Library, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal--and Clap When You Land, which was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor book and a Kirkus finalist. She holds a BA in Performing Arts from The George Washington University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Maryland. Acevedo has been a fellow of Cave Canem, Cantomundo, and a participant in the Callaloo Writers Workshops. She is a National Poetry Slam Champion, and resides in Washington, DC with her loves. Review "Acevedo has done it again: the multi-award-winning author of The Poet X (2018) here delivers perfection... This sophomore novel is simply stunning." -- Booklist (starred review)"[A] stunning sophomore novel from National Book Award and Printz winner Acevedo.... With evocative, rhythmic prose and realistically rendered relationships and tensions, Acevedos unvarnished depiction of young adulthood is at once universal and intensely specific." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"The acclaimed author follows up her celebrated The Poet X with a love letter to food and a tribute to young, single mothers... Acevedos second serving offers a much-needed nuanced exploration of teen parenting that belongs on all shelves." -- School Library Journal (starred review)"Acevedo continues to create beautifully realized characters with complex lives... Readers of all sorts will find something to connect with in this honest and ultimately hopeful story." -- Horn Book (starred review)"With the Fire on High is a worthy follow-up to Acevedos nationally lauded debut. Emonis headstrong perseverance is inspiring. Acevedos clever imagery and explorations of language and culture make the journey not only beautiful, but thought-provoking." -- Entertainment Weekly"Acevedos first novel, written in verse, centered on a teenage poet. Now, we have a teenage chef. A former eighth grade English teacher, Acevedo sees these young talents not as rarities. They are everywhere -- and in Acevedos hands, their stories transcend what is expected of them." -- Washington Post"Emonis story is a gift... With its judicious depth and brilliant blazes of writing that simmer, then nourish, With the Fire on High is literary soul food." -- New York Times Book Review "With such distinctive ingredients combined with Acevedos already established sizable audience, this Fire on High should undoubtedly prove to be a sizzling success." -- School Library Journal"Acevedos unvarnished depiction of young adulthood is at once universal and intensely specific." -- Publishers Weekly Review Quote "Acevedo has done it again: the multi-award-winning author of The Poet X (2018) here delivers perfection... This sophomore novel is simply stunning." -- Booklist (starred review) "[A] stunning sophomore novel from National Book Award and Printz winner Acevedo.... With evocative, rhythmic prose and realistically rendered relationships and tensions, Acevedos unvarnished depiction of young adulthood is at once universal and intensely specific." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The acclaimed author follows up her celebrated The Poet X with a love letter to food and a tribute to young, single mothers... Acevedos second serving offers a much-needed nuanced exploration of teen parenting that belongs on all shelves." -- School Library Journal (starred review) "Acevedo continues to create beautifully realized characters with complex lives... Readers of all sorts will find something to connect with in this honest and ultimately hopeful story." -- Horn Book (starred review) "With the Fire on High is a worthy follow-up to Acevedos nationally lauded debut. Emonis headstrong perseverance is inspiring. Acevedos clever imagery and explorations of language and culture make the journey not only beautiful, but thought-provoking." -- Entertainment Weekly "Acevedos first novel, written in verse, centered on a teenage poet. Now, we have a teenage chef. A former eighth grade English teacher, Acevedo sees these young talents not as rarities. They are everywhere -- and in Acevedos hands, their stories transcend what is expected of them." -- Washington Post "Emonis story is a gift... With its judicious depth and brilliant blazes of writing that simmer, then nourish, With the Fire on High is literary soul food." -- New York Times Book Review "With such distinctive ingredients combined with Acevedos already established sizable audience, this Fire on High should undoubtedly prove to be a sizzling success." -- School Library Journal "Acevedos unvarnished depiction of young adulthood is at once universal and intensely specific." -- Publishers Weekly Details ISBN006266283X Short Title WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH Pages 400 Language English ISBN-10 006266283X ISBN-13 9780062662835 Format Hardcover DEWEY 813.6 Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-05-07 UK Release Date 2019-05-07 Audience Age 13 Audience Teenage / Young adult Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2019-05-07 Imprint US Quill Tree Books Publisher US HarperCollins Author Elizabeth Acevedo We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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