Coconuts and Collards Ages 12 and up There There is at once

There There is at once poignant and unflinching

we experience dialogues between the written word and other art forms

twist-filled tale of four competitive friends

especially in the form of various peppers

they set off on an overnight kayaking trip to a nearby island

Coconuts and Collards Ages 12 and up There There is at onceWhen her family moved from Puerto Rico to Atlanta, Von Diaz traded plantains, roast pork, and Malta for grits, fried chicken, and sweet tea. Brimming with humor and nostalgia, Coconuts and Collards is a recipe packed memoir of growing up Latina in the Deep South. The stories center on the women in Diaz's family who have used food to nourish and care for one another. Inspired by her grandmother's 1962 copy of Cocina Criolla the Puerto Rican equivalent