Sizzle

Sizzle by Lee McClair follows Linda who is forced to move from her aunts home in New Mexico where she cooks spicy Mexican food on a daily basis to Pittsburgh with her Aunt Pat (the Queen of Cans) and her very large family.  Linda must learn to deal with a new school, a new family and somehow try to make her love of cooking work with an Aunt that doesn't use fresh food.

I loved reading about Linda, a Hispanic girl living as a foster child and trying to figure out how to navigate a different world.  The descriptions of the food that she makes are mouth watering.  I finished this book in an afternoon, unable to put it down.

Appropriateness:  There is no adult content in this book.  There is a bit of romance and boyfriend talk (enough that it would probably turn off boys).   I would recommend this book to readers 9-13.  It's a good book to talk about what makes a family and how compromise can work when trying to work through differences.

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