Like Water for Chocolate (Turtleback School & Library)

Brief Description: A love story in which each chapter is prefaced with a recipe, but the recipes have more to do with romance than food. Brief Description: For use in schools and libraries only. Despite the fact that she has fallen in love with a young man, Tita, the youngest of three daughters born to a tyrannical rancher, must obey tradition and remain single and at home to care for her mother. Brief Description: Translation of: Como agua para chocolate. Publisher Marketing: "A mystical Mexican love story that will charm the palate and the heart". -- USA Today"A tall tale, fairy tale, soap-opera romance, Mexican cookbook, and home-remedy handbook all rolled into one". -- The San Francisco ChroniclePublisher Marketing: Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. The classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother's womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef. She shares special points of her favorite preparations with listeners throughout the story. The Spanish language edition of the best-selling "Like Water For Chocolate" is a remarkable success in its own right. Now, in this mass market edition, thousands of new readers will be able to partake in the sumptuous, romantic, and hilarious tale of Tita, the terrific cook with an extra special something in her sauce. "A delightful first novel... the fragrant story makes you dream of love and want your supper too". -- "Glamour". "A mystical Mexican love story... [that] will charm the palate and the heart". -- "USA Today". "A tall-tal, fairy-tale, soap-opera and home-remedy handbook all rolled into one". -- "San Francisco Chronicle". Review Citations:

Library Journal 06/15/1994 (EAN 9780553472554, Analog Audio Cassette)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1994 pg. 78 (EAN 9780385420174, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1997 pg. 632 (EAN 9780385420174, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 604 (EAN 9780385420174, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 747 (EAN 9780385420174, Paperback)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 206 (EAN 9780385420174, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 928 (EAN 9780385420174, Paperback)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 263 (EAN 9780385420174, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1994 pg. 78 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Booklist 09/15/1992 pg. 122 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1995 pg. 204 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1994 pg. 1357 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Booklist 06/01/2001 pg. 1841 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2000 pg. 208 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 604 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Library Journal 09/01/1992 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 08/24/1992 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 289 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 747 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 206 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 928 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 263 (EAN 9780385420167, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1994 pg. 78 (EAN 9780606095563, Prebound-Other)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1997 pg. 632 (EAN 9780606095563, Prebound-Other)

Contributor Bio:  Esquivel, Laura Laura Esquivel was born in Mexico City in 1950. Her first novel, "Like Water for Chocolate, " has sold more than four and a half million copies around the world and remained on the "New York Times" bestseller list for more than a year. She currently lives in Mexico. Contributor Bio:  Christensen, Carol Christiansen is a freelance writer.