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The Heartbreak Bakery

Audiobook
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1 of 1 copy available

Teenage baker Syd sends ripples of heartbreak through Austin's queer community when a batch of post-being-dumped brownies turns out to be magical—and makes everyone who eats them break up.

"What's done is done." Unless, of course, it was done by my brownies. Then it's getting undone."

Syd (no pronouns, please) has always dealt with big, hard-to-talk-about things by baking. Being dumped is no different, except now Syd is baking at the Proud Muffin, a queer bakery and community space in Austin. And everyone who eats Syd's breakup brownies ... breaks up. Even Vin and Alec, who own the Proud Muffin. And their breakup might take the bakery down with it.

Being dumped is one thing; causing ripples of queer heartbreak through the community is another. But the cute bike delivery person, Harley (he or they, check the pronoun pin, it's probably on the messenger bag), believes Syd about the magic baking. And Harley believes Syd's magical baking can fix things, too—one recipe at a time.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Krystal Hammond brings listeners an incredible love note to the queer community. After an abrupt breakup, Syd, a teenage baker at the Proud Muffin, pours heartbreak into the brownies. But the "breakup brownies" cause havoc throughout Austin, so Syd and bicycle delivery person Harley attempt to make things right. The inclusivity and representation in this audiobook are outstanding. Agender persons, POCs, deaf people, LGBTQIAs, and so many more are part of the story. There is an unexpectedly slow and breathy quality to the narration that listeners may find either soothing or distracting, but Hammond captures the characters' emotions and growth in exquisite detail. Listeners will want to pay attention as one character changes their pronouns frequently. E.P. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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  • Lexile® Measure:810
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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