I loved reading this novel because of the plot and setting. Salt and Sugar, by Rebecca Carvalho, is a novel about two characters who start out as enemies and end as best friends: Lari Ramires from the Salt Bakery and Pedro Molinas from the Sugar Bakery. Both character’s families have been in a feud for years because of the constant competitions between both bakeries. Lari and Pedro have never been close before, but when they start attending the same high school something shifts in their attitudes toward one another. Both teenagers are determined to keep their bakeries safe against a big supermarket chain that moved into their town and is forcing family-owned, small businesses to close. Read this novel to find out what happens when two enemies work together with trust and determination!- Anonymous eleventh-grade teen volunteer
Publisher's description:
Trust neither thin-bottomed frying pans nor Molinas. Lari Ramires has always known this to be true. In Olinda, Brazil, her family's bakery, Salt, has been at war with the Molinas' bakery across the street, Sugar, for generations. But Lari's world turns upside down when her beloved grandmother passes away. On top of that, a big supermarket chain has moved to town, forcing many of the small businesses to close. Determined to protect her home, Lari does the unthinkable--she works together with Pedro Molina to save both of their bakeries. Lari realizes she might not know Pedro as well as she thought--and she maybe even likes what she learns--but the question remains: Can a Ramires and a Molina truly trust one another?