Rubi ramos's recipe for success - jessica parra

Most Anticipated YA by Goodreads! An earnest, charming coming-of-age story that will come for your heart and your appetite.

-- New York Times bestselling author Emma Lord Graduation is only a few months away, and Rubi Ramoss recipe for success to get into prestigious Alma University is already off track.

When Alma waitlists Rubis application, Rubi will need to be distraction-free to make the grade and keep her parents--who have wanted this for her for years--from finding out.

Which means falling for her cute surfer-slash-math tutor, Ryan, definitely wont work.

And neither will breaking her mothers ban on baking--her parents didnt leave Cuba so she could bake just like them.

But some recipes are begging to be tampered with.

When the First Annual Bake Off comes to town, Rubis passion for baking goes from subtle simmer to full boil.

Add to the mix her crush on Ryan may be turning into a full-fledged relationship and Rubis life is suddenly so different from what it was.

Shes not sure if she has what it takes to win the Bake Off, or where the relationship with Ryan is going, but theres only one way to find out--even if it means going against her parents priorities.

Now Rubi must differentiate between the responsibility of unfulfilled dreams she holds and finding the path shes meant for.

A joyful novel of first romance, new possibilities, and the chance to define yourself, Rubi Ramoss Recipe for Success is a novel that will find its way into your heart and never leave.

[A] thoughtful, joyful coming-of-age story.

beautifully written and brimming with love and acceptance.

- Kirkus.