(Goodreads, n.d.).
(Goodreads, n.d.).
Syd is a baker who uses no pronouns. Syd is convinced that there is magic in the brownies. The city of Austin soon founds this magic to be true as couple eat the breakup brownies breakup. With some help from the delivery person (Harley), Syd and Harley are committed to helping people throughout Austin with the magic they bake... and maybe they will find love along the way. (Goodreads, n.d.).
(Lavoie, 2021).
A.R. Capetta live in Vermont with their partner and family. They work as a professional baker and writer. Capetta has a masters in fine arts in writing for children and young adults. (Lavoie, 2021).
This book is a fun story that helped me escape my life. It took me to a place where love and delicious baking coexisted. The book teaches great lessons such as respecting pronouns and believing in yourself and the talents you posses.
This book is a great opportunity to bring in a local baker and have them teach the teens a simple baking tutorial. It is vital that libraries make outside partnerships to help meet the needs of the communities they serve, and this program would be perfect for that. And also, who doesn't love good food?
(Lavoie, 2021).
What type of magic would you add to pastries if you could? Would you help people, make them fall in love with you, or hide your secret? The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta give readers an insight on what life might be like being a magical baker and how love plays into it.
(Lavoie, 2021).
Potential Challenge Issues and Defense Preparation
The two main characters have preferred pronouns that sometimes make the book difficult to follow. This is a great lesson on being patient with yourself when reading and implementing new things. It may difficult at first, but by the end it helps other feel accepted.
There are a lot of novels out there that follow the conventional cis love story, but this book follows the journey of two people who just want to be loved an accepted for who they are. This is a book full of representation and giving teen the opportunity to see love in all form.
Goodreads. (n.d.). The heartbreak bakery by A.R. Capetta. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50638209-the-heartbreak-bakery
Lavoie, A. (2021, February 18). Cover reveal for the heartbreak bakery by A. R. Capetta. We Need Diverse Books. https://diversebooks.org/cover-reveal-for-the-heartbreak-bakery-by-a-r-capetta/