Freckle-Faced Foodie by Marlin Adams


Freckle-Faced Foodie
Title : Freckle-Faced Foodie
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ISBN : -
ISBN-10 : 9781645432463
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 128
Publication : First published August 4, 2020

Fourth-grader Ariel's weekend is turning out to be a disaster. Her friends are coming over for a sleepover on Saturday night and a movie on Sunday, but she can't get it together to write her homework essay about heritage and cultural traditions that is due on Monday. Her two best friends know everything about their cultures, but Ariel knows nothing about her own. As she reflects on the maze of changes surrounding her after her parents divorce and her mother's remarriage, she reminisces about her early years in Colombia, her summers spent in Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest, and her current life in the Monterey Bay beach town where she now lives with her mom and her new dad. From her Caribbean grandma's patacones to her Pacific Northwest grandma's blackberry pie, Ariel discovers that food keeps emerging as a theme in her life. It's a theme that helps her gain a stronger sense of self, and one that just might save her before the Monday morning deadline.

Freckle-Faced Foodie Reviews

  • Deirdre Ford

    This is an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable book. I loved all the family traditions woven through the fabric of Ariel's life. So nice to read the Hell's Kitchen winner's back story! I highly recommend.

  • Kathleen Ford

    Dime lo que comes y te diré quién eres. “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are.” This is one of the central themes of this wonderfully written book about a young girl, struggling to sort out the complexities of her heritage to complete a school assignment. This book is so timely, because now more than ever, people are yearning to find out more about their genealogy and ancestry in hopes they will discover more about themselves. Where do we come from? What traditions have we carried on through the years and perhaps passed on to our children? What types of food are associated with those traditions and rituals? And just a little warning: don’t read this book hungry! The descriptions of Rondon (which I have eaten once and will never forget) made my mouth water -- and the blackberry pie! I could go on and on. And then there are a few cringe-worthy moments as well (think escargot from your garden snails and eating okra). This is an amazing book for anyone exploring their roots and culture and should be required reading in schools. Oh, and the recipes! The author includes the recipes of some of the featured dishes at the end of the book– so once you are finished drooling through the whole book, you can head over to the kitchen and actually make some of the dishes! Win/Win!!

  • Paula

    Ariel's homework assignment of the cultural foods families eat to celebrate holidays requires her to take a closer look at the diversity of her own family. Her grandparents include four cultures and she begins her journey with her maternal grandmother's love of cooking. I just purchased a second book to make sure all of my grandchildren can enjoy this adventure. RECIPES included!