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A Spoonful of Time
- Author
- Flora Ahn
- Narrator
- Greta Jung
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 11 April 2023
- Run Time
- 7 hours 31 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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
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“This wonderful book combines food and family into a perfectly seasoned story.”
Northern Virginia Magazine
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“This is a great time-travel adventure read.”
BookRiot
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“A charming story.”
School Library Journal
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“Full of twists, this middle grade story is a heartwarming mix of food and family.”
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“A warm and satisfying intergenerational story.”
Booklist
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“Offers up a sweet intergenerational relationship that connects past and present.”
Publishers Weekly
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“Intricate, vividly written, and brimming with life…A surprising and timeless story, with the perfect mix of sweetness, wonder, and depth.”
Corey Ann Haydu, author of Eventown
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“An enchanting novel about family secrets, friendships, loss, and food that transports us to the past. Warning: don’t read while hungry!”
Lynne Kelly, author of Song for a Whale
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Details
- Author
- Flora Ahn
- Narrator
- Greta Jung
- Duration
- 7 hours 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 April 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212271851
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Time travel
Synopsis
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.
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