As an aspiring pastry chef, Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelerìa 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.
| ISBN: | 9780316460279 |
| Publication date: | 22nd April 2021 |
| Author: | Laekan Zea Kemp |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Young Readers an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 343 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary romance Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Anxiety, depression and self-harm Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cooking and food Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity, equality and inclusion Family Drama |