Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble: A Dash of Trouble

Meriano, Anna

4.06

2,984 ratings by Goodreads

9781538499542: Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble: A Dash of Trouble

ISBN 10: 1538499541 ISBN 13: 9781538499542

Publisher: Walden Pond Press, 2018

[Children's Fiction (Ages 8-12)]

LOVE SUGAR MAGIC is the debut book for both this author and this series--a delightful, lighthearted, fun, and character-driven young middle-grade series about a family of Mexican American bakers who also happen to be brujas--witches!

Leonora Logrono's family owns the most beloved bakery in Rose Hill, Texas, spending their days conjuring delicious cookies and cakes for any occasion. And no occasion is more important than the annual Dia de los Muertos festival.

Leo hopes that this might be the year that she gets to help prepare for the big celebration -- but, once again, she is told she's too young. Sneaking out of school and down to the bakery, she discovers that her mother, aunt, and four older sisters have in fact been keeping a big secret: they're brujas -- witches of Mexican ancestry -- who pour a little bit of sweet magic into everything that they bake.

Leo knows that she has magical ability as well and is more determined than ever to join the family business -- even if she can't let her mama and hermanas know about it yet.

And when her best friend, Caroline, has a problem that needs solving, Leo has the perfect opportunity to try out her craft. It's just one little spell, after all,what could possibly go wrong?

Debut author Anna Meriano brings us the first book in a delightful new series filled to the brim with amor, azucar, y magia.

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About the Author:

Anna Meriano grew up in Houston, Texas, with an older brother and a younger brother but (tragically) no sisters. She graduated from Rice University with a degree in English and earned her MFA in creative writing with an emphasis in writing for children from the New School in New York. She has taught creative writing and high school English and works as a writing tutor. Anna likes reading, knitting, playing full-contact quidditch, and translating English song lyrics into Spanish and vice-versa. Her favorite baked goods are the kind that dont fly away before you eat them.

Review:

''Meriano builds a wonderful contemporary world in small-town Texas, full of diverse characters, where magic feels right at home and muggles will feel equally welcome. A series opener that's proof that windows and mirrors can be magical ingredients.'' --(Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

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