![]() ![]() Author’s agent: Victoria Marini, Irene Goodman Literary. A warmhearted read that will satisfy readers and leave them eager for a second helping. Readers who don’t speak Spanish will share in Leo’s confusion (the magical recipes are all written in Spanish), and those who do will enjoy being in on the family’s secrets. Meriano’s first novel is steeped in Mexican culture, family lore, and delicious baked goods. She therefore decides to practice behind her family’s back, imagining that she can help her friends at school with some enchanted baked goods. ![]() The women in Leo’s family are all brujas, but she is not allowed to do magic until she turns fifteen. “Sweetness from love and sweetness from sugar.” Leo will be initiated at age 15, but she can’t wait to try her hand at magic, resulting in a love spell that goes horribly wrong. A Dash of Trouble is a fairly standard MG fantasy featuring magic and baking. “Our power comes from the magic of sweetness,” explains one sister. ![]() Then Leo discovers that her mother and sisters are actually brujas, able to bake magic spells into their pastries. In this effervescent kickoff to the Love Sugar Magic series, Leonora “Leo” Logroño is tired of being the baby of the family: her four older sisters all speak Spanish and get to help out at the family bakery, especially as they prepare for Diá de los Muertos. ![]()
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