LibraryAware Top Ten: Delicious Reads

Teen Top Ten: Delicious Reads

The Complete Cookbook for Teen Chefs: 70+ Teen-Tested and Teen-Approved Recipes to Cook, Eat, and Share
by America's Test Kitchen

America's Test Kitchen, for the first time ever, brings their rigorous testing and kitchen expertise to teenagers, starting with the fundamentals and moving on to more than 70 teen-tested and teen-approved recipes.

Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love
by Elsie Chapman

A collection of interconnected stories by such leading contributors as Sandhya Menon, Anna-Marie McLemore, and Rin Chupeco explores the intersection of family, culture, and food as reflected in the lives of 13 diverse teens.

Meal
by Blue Delliquanti

Determined to make her mark on the culinary world with her bug-based cuisine, young chef Yarrow meets resistance from her personal hero, executive chef Chanda, who is suspicious of this upstart's attempt to turn her traditions into the next trend.

This Is My Brain in Love
by I. W. Gregorio

A dual-narrative romance that explores themes of mental health and self-acceptance follows the experiences of a teen filmmaker and an aspiring school paper editor who work together to upgrade and promote a struggling Chinese restaurant.

Slider
by Pete Hautman

Entering the world's greatest pizza-eating contest after secretly putting thousands of dollars onto his mother's credit card, a young competitive eater finds his efforts complicated by family denial about his younger brother's autism.

Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
by Laekan Zea Kemp

An ambitious girl who dreams of taking over her family's restaurant finds her world upended by a long-held secret before she bonds with a boy, who is a new, undocumented employee seeking his father.

The Green Teen Cookbook: Recipes for All Seasons--Written By Teens, for Teens
by Laurane Marchive

A comprehensive primer created by teens demystifies confusing misinformation to explain how to save money, protect the environment, and cook for optimal health. This book provides dozens of recipes as well as essays on such topics as vegetarianism, flexitarianism, and freeganism.

Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love
by Jared Reck

When his life is invaded by the overachieving Lou, who ropes him into helping her gain her Girl Scout Gold Award, high school senior and food truck operator Oscar finds his future going in a very different direction than planned.

The Hunger Between Us
by Marina Scott

During the Nazi siege of Leningrad, Liza risks everything to find her best friend Aka who disappeared after proposing they go to the secret police, rumored to give young woman food in exchange for “entertainment.”

Love á la Mode
by Stephanie Kate Strohm

Unexpectedly offered coveted spots at a celebrity chef's prestigious culinary school in Paris, two American teens navigate the demands of a difficult professor and curriculum amid an escalating rivalry that is complicated by their attraction to each other.