Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780385734172
Pages
167 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Disaster strikes when Ana Shen is about to deliver the salutatorian speech at her junior high school graduation, but an even greater crisis looms when her best friend invites a crowd to Ana's house for dinner, and Ana's multicultural grandparents must find a way to share a kitchen.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Lexile Measure
660L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Biracial; Interracial; Multicultural; biracial teenager; interracial marriage, interracial family; multicultural family
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Chinese; Japanese) / Black (African American)
Family Formation
multigenerational
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2008, Finalist, Young Adult Novels
Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog, Ninth Edition Supplement 2008, 2008
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2011 Whats Cooking?
Keywords
cooking; parties; kitchen; dinner table; food; middle school; graduation presents; competition
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Smith, Sheri L., "Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet" (2008). Diverse Families. 703.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/703