Somewhere Between Bitter And Sweet
Told in two voices, Pen, whose dream of taking over her family's restaurant has been destroyed, and Xander, a new, undocumented, employee seeking his father, form a bond.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mexican americans, families, restaurants [X], cooking, mexican, fathers, immigrants, illegal aliens, family life, love, social problem fiction [X], romance fiction, illegal immigration, noncitizens, mexican cooking, unauthorized immigrants
Those Pink Mountain Nights
While working at Pink Mountain Pizza, three teens--overachiever Berlin, high school dropout Cameron and rich girl Jessie--find their weekend taking unexpected turns, forcing them all to acknowledge the various ways they've been hurt--and how much they need each other to hold it all together.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: social problem fiction [X], teenagers, city and town life, small cities, indians of north america, restaurants [X], pizzerias, friendship