A Spoonful of Time

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When You Reach Me meets Love Sugar Magic in this unforgettable middle grade novel where time travel, family recipes, and family secrets collide.

Maya’s grandmother, Halmunee, may be losing her memory, but there’s something almost magical about the way she cooks. Whether Halmunee serves salty miyeokguk or sweet songpyeon, her stories about Korea come to life for Maya.

Then one day, something extraordinary happens: a single delicious bite of patbingsu transports Maya and Halmunee back into one of Halmunee’s memories. Suddenly they’re in Seoul, and Halmunee is young.

This is just the first of many secrets Maya will uncover: that she and her grandmother can time-travel, and they aren’t the only ones with this ability. As Maya eats her way through the past, her questions multiply—until a shocking discovery transforms everything she thought she knew about family, friendship, loss, and time itself.

Brimming with heart and interspersed with seven family recipes that listeners can make themselves, this is a story to savor by rising Korean American author Flora Ahn.

Critics Review

u201cThis wonderful book combines food and family into a perfectly seasoned story.u201d

Northern Virginia Magazine

u201cThis is a great time-travel adventure read.u201d

BookRiot

u201cFull of twists, this middle grade story is a heartwarming mix of food and family.u201d

Kirkus Reviews

u201cA warm and satisfying intergenerational story.u201d

Booklist

u201cOffers up a sweet intergenerational relationship that connects past and present.u201d

Publishers Weekly

u201cIntricate, vividly written, and brimming with lifeu2026A surprising and timeless story, with the perfect mix of sweetness, wonder, and depth.u201d

Corey Ann Haydu, author of Eventown

u201cAn enchanting novel about family secrets, friendships, loss, and food that transports us to the past. Warning: donu2019t read while hungry!u201d

Lynne Kelly, author of Song for a Whale

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