Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet

by Laekan Zea Kemp

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As an aspiring pastry chef, Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelería next to her father's restaurant, Nacho's Tacos. But her mom and dad have different plans -- leaving Pen to choose between disappointing her traditional Mexican-American parents or following her own path. When she confesses a secret she's been keeping, her world is sent into a tailspin. But then she meets a cute new hire at Nacho's who sees through her hard exterior and asks the questions she's been too afraid to ask herself.

Xander Amaro has been searching for home since he was a little boy. For him, a job at Nacho's is an opportunity for just that -- a chance at a normal life, to settle in at his abuelo's, and to find the father who left him behind. But when both the restaurant and Xander's immigrant status are threatened, he will do whatever it takes to protect his new found family and himself.

Together, Pen and Xander must navigate first love and discovering where they belong -- both within their families and their fiercely loyal Chicanx community -- in order to save the place they all call home.

  • ISBN10 0316460273
  • ISBN13 9780316460279
  • Publish Date 22 April 2021 (first published 6 April 2021)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Little, Brown & Company
  • Imprint Little, Brown Young Readers
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 352
  • Language English