Salt and Sugar
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
The grandchildren of two rival Brazilian bakeries fall in love despite their families’ feud in this delicious debut rom-com perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Gloria Chao.
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?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Two teenagers whose families run rival bakeries must team up to preserve their businesses in Carvalho's quotidian, Brazil-set rom-com debut. Seventeen-year-old Larissa "Lari" Ramires has always known she was meant to take over Salt, her family's savory-dessert-focused bakery, which has been passed down for generations. But every time Lari tries to bake, "something really wrong" happens, leading her to believe she has no culinary skills, and no future at Salt. Grief over her beloved grandmother's death, her mother's insistence that she pursue a dreary career as an accountant, and competition from Sugar, the rival bakery across the street run by the Molinas, further complicate matters. When an elite supermarket chain threatens the livelihoods of all the small businesses in the area, Lari enlists 17-year-old Pedro Molina to help drive away the supermarket and keep their establishments running, but they'll have to overcome their families' prejudices against one another and navigate burgeoning romantic feelings of their own. Carvalho employs theatrical prose, familiar plot beats, telenovela-feeling dialogue, and an ebullient protagonist to examine themes of gentrification, grief, familial obligation, and rich entitlement, making for a charming read. Ages 13–up.
Customer Reviews
This is my favorite book
This is a book that when you start reading, you literally can’t put it down. There’s a perfect amount of drama and romance. I definitely recommend