All You Knead Is Love - by Tanya Guerrero (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Banished from her abusive home for a summer with her estranged grandmother in Barcelona, twelve-year-old Alba feels hope and love while exploring a newly discovered passion for bread baking.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Tanya Guerrero's <i>All You Knead Is Love</i> is a contemporary middle grade coming-of-age novel about a twelve-year-old multiracial Filipino and Spanish girl who goes to live with her grandmother for the summer, gaining confidence through a newly discovered passion for baking, perfect for fans of <i>Hello, Universe </i>and <i>Merci Suarez Changes Gears</i>.</b> <p/>Sometimes you find home where you least expect it. <p/>Twelve-year-old Alba doesn't want to live with her estranged grandmother in Barcelona. She wants to stay with her mom, even if that means enduring her dad's cutting comments to them both. <p/>But in her new home, Alba forms a close relationship with her grandmother, gains a supportive father figure and new friends, and even discovers a passion and talent for baking. And through getting to know the city her mother used to call home, Alba starts to understand her mother better--and may just be able to make their family whole again.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><i>All You Knead is Love</i> blended culture and cooking seamlessly into Alba's environment. Tanya Guerrero, does a beautiful job showcasing food's true purpose: connection, comfort, and creativity.-- <b>Nikki Bidun, winner of <i>Top Chef Junior</i> and </b><i><b>Chopped Jr.</b><br></i><br>A heartfelt story about learning to love, trust, and thrive after trauma. This book transported me to Barcelona and made me laugh, cheer, tear up, and crave delicious bread! What a joy to get to know resilient, relatable Alba as she opens up to new experiences and becomes even more fully herself. -- <b>Laurie Morrison, author of <i>Up For Air</i> and <i>Saint Ivy <p/></i></b>Layered with explorations of topics such as family dynamics, abuse, and identity, Alba's first-person narrative is one of growth, forgiveness, and acceptance...A delightful read. -- <b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b> <p/>A cast of unique characters, beautiful surroundings, and delicious food will have readers wishing they were part of Alba's world. -- <b><i>Booklist</i></b><br><b><br>Praise for <i>How to Make Friends with the Sea</i>: <br></b><br>Guerrero touches on many topics--anxiety, fostering, friendship, family, selective mutism, and more--seamlessly weaving them all together to create a strong, moving narrative. [...] A heartbreaking, heartwarming, powerful debut novel. -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, <b><i>STARRED REVIEW<br></i></b><br>A story for anyone who's ever asked where--and what--home is. -- Jack Cheng, author of <i>See You in the Cosmos</i> <p/><i>How to Make Friends with the Sea </i>is a heartwarming story about family, friendship, identity and finding courage within our own hearts. I know readers will have as much fun cheering for Pablo as I did. -- Dan Gemeinhart, author of <i>The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise</i> <p/>Touching and sweet, Tanya Guerrero's debut <i>How to Make Friends with the Sea</i> is a multi-layered story with heaps of heart. Readers will root for Pablo as he finds his courage, voice, and family on this journey to self-acceptance. -- Elly Swartz, author of <i>Finding Perfect </i>and <i>Give and Take</i> <p/>Atmospheric and moving, <i>How to Make Friends with the Sea</i> is an impressive debut. The friendship between Pablo and Chiqui completely captured my heart. -- Jasmine Warga, author of <i>Other Words for Home</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Tanya Guerrero</b> is Filipino and Spanish by birth, but has been fortunate enough to call three countries home: the Philippines, Spain, and the United States. Currently, she lives in a shipping container home in the suburbs of Manila with her husband, daughter, and a menagerie of rescued cats and dogs. In her free time, she grows her own food, bakes bread, and reads. <i>How to Make Friends with the Sea</i> was her debut novel.
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