With the Fire on High is a beautiful, warm-hearted story of teen mom and aspiring cook Emoni Santiago during her final year of high school. With hints of magical realism and every chapter beginning with a recipe, this book will leave you smiling. As a bonus, the cover art is gorgeous!Publisher description:
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.