{"product_id":"love-sugar-magic-a-dash-of-trouble-9780062498465","title":"Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A charming and delectably sweet debut. Mischief, friendship, and a whole lot of heart\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Sugar Magic\u003c\/em\u003e has it all.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZoraida Córdova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeonora Logroño's family owns the most beloved bakery in Rose Hill, Texas, spending their days conjuring delicious cookies and cakes for any occasion. And no occasion is more important than the annual Dia de los Muertos festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeo hopes that this might be the year that she gets to help prepare for the big celebration--but, once again, she is told she's too young. Sneaking out of school and down to the bakery, she discovers that her mother, aunt, and four older sisters have in fact been keeping a big secret: they're brujas--witches of Mexican ancestry--who pour a little bit of sweet magic into everything that they bake. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeo knows that she has magical ability as well and is more determined than ever to join the family business--even if she can't let her mama and hermanas know about it yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when her best friend, Caroline, has a problem that needs solving, Leo has the perfect opportunity to try out her craft. It's just one little spell, after all...what could possibly go wrong? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebut author Anna Meriano brings us the first book in a delightful new series filled to the brim with amor, azúcar, y magia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeriano, Anna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Meriano\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Houston, Texas, with an older brother and a younger brother but (tragically) no sisters. She graduated from Rice University with a degree in English and earned her MFA in creative writing with an emphasis in writing for children from the New School in New York. She has taught creative writing and high school English and works as a writing tutor. Anna likes reading, knitting, playing full-contact quidditch, and translating English song lyrics into Spanish and vice-versa. Her favorite baked goods are the kind that don't fly away before you eat them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrtega, Mirelle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMirelle Ortega\u003c\/strong\u003e is an illustrator and concept artist currently living in California. She's originally from the southeast of Mexico, and has a passion for storytelling, sci-fi, film, TV, color, and culture. Mirelle has a BFA from the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico) in digital art and 3D animation and an MFA from Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She is fluent in Spanish and English. Visit her online at mirelleortega.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walden Pond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692596465938,"sku":"9780062498465","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_84c8206b-5316-4571-810d-b44c7dedaa9a.jpg?v=1734128779","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/love-sugar-magic-a-dash-of-trouble-9780062498465","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}