Synopses & Reviews
A Trinidadian-American girls dream is challenged by her family
Thirteen-year-old Anjali's life is rich with the smell of curry from her parents' roti shop and an absolute passion for food. More than anything, Anjali wants to be a chef who competes on a kids' cooking reality TV show. But Anjali must keep her wish a secret from her family, who thinks Anjali's passions are beneath her. Thank goodness for Deema, Anjali's grandmother, whose insight and love can push past even the oldest family beliefs. Woven with recipes that cook up emotions and actual culinary recipes that make food, this novel is as delicious as it is satisfying.
About the Author
Stir It Up! author, Ramin Ganeshram, figures she\u2019s read thousands of books in her lifetime but her absolute favorite is still the middle reader book Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh. Harriet the Spy is the book that made her want to be a writer, back when she was eleven years old. Today the mom of a great little girl, Ganeshram is also a food writer, cookbook author and professional chef trained at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She has written for the New York Times regional sections and Newsday as a food columnist and feature writer. She is the author of Sweet Hands: Island Cooking From Trinidad and Tobago (Hippocrene NY 2006; 2nd expanded edition 2010). Stir It Up! is her first book for kids