{"product_id":"lessons-in-fusion-paperback","title":"Lessons in Fusion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePrimrose Madayag Knazan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER, McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST, MYRCA Northern Lights Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST, SYRCA Willow Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sixteen-year-old Sarah (it's pronounced SAH-rah, thank you) has a successful blog creating fusion recipes. When Sarah is invited to compete on Cyber Chef, a virtual cooking competition that soars in popularity at the height of the pandemic, her twists on her Baba's recipes are not enough to pique the palate of the show's producers. She is pushed to present dishes that represent her Filipinx culture, but these flavours are foreign to her since her parents raised her emphatically Jewish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e To survive Cyber Chef and find her cultural identity, Sarah must discover why her mother turned her back on all things Filipinx, and learn the true meaning of fusion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Lessons in Fusion is very modern and includes social media as well as the difficulties of life during a pandemic, yet it is also the timeless story of one young woman who is coming of age as she discovers her familial roots and the much bigger story of the need for diversity and cultural acceptance in all facets of life.\" - CM Magazine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrimrose Madayag Knazan\u003c\/b\u003e writes from a distinctly Filipinx-Canadian, Jewish, and woman's perspective. Her plays have been produced by the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, and Sarasvati Productions and published in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eBreakout: An Anthology of Emerging Manitoban Playwrights, Beyond the Pale\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Generation NeXXt.\u003c\/i\u003e Primrose is also a food writer for the \u003ci\u003eFilipino Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand a social media influencer and brand ambassador promoting Manitoba restaurants and artisan products as @pegonaplate on Instagram. She is the mother of two FilipinxJewish boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.56 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698882220095,"sku":"9781773370682","price":14.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7fdc4b3eeae6c608af6cdcae2ace8dfc.webp?v=1765011662","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/lessons-in-fusion-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}