this award-winning coming-of-age novel takes readers into the heart and humor of a young man determined to achieve the ever-changing American dream
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Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create an unforgettable story of friendship
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Your Pasta Sucks: A "Cookbook" Fiction_Gift_Guide this award-winning coming-of-age novel takesMatteo Lane is a liar. In the pages of Your Pasta Sucks, he repeats that he has no business writing a cookbook, all while masterfully (and hilariously) weaving an intricate tale of food and family and schooling the reader in the flavors, traditions, and techniques of Rome, Sicily, and his own Italian American kitchen.Katie Parla, author of Food of the Italian Islands Your pasta sucks, but it doesn't have to. Matteo Lane, the comedian behind The Al