If You Can't Take the Heat
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- Synopsis
- From James Beard Award–winning author Michael Ruhlman, a coming-of-age story about finding a new life and love in the kitchen…and trying not to get burned along the way.When high school football star Theo Claverback breaks his leg just weeks after a devastating break-up, he&’s forced to call an audible on his summer plans and put his college ones on hold. He soon finds himself in the most unlikely of places for a jock on crutches: the kitchen of an upscale French restaurant, where he&’ll work as a prep cook while his heart and leg heal.But it&’s in the kitchen where Theo finds new purpose and a new romance. As he becomes a trusted employee to Chef and is welcomed into his inner circle, Theo begins to discover the true costs of running a restaurant—and what happens when you get into hot water with the wrong people.Set in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1980, If You Can't Take the Heat is a gritty look inside the belly of an upscale kitchen where love and danger boil behind closed doors.
- Copyright:
- 2024
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780593523469
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780593523445
- Publisher:
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Date of Addition:
- 06/04/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Michael Ruhlman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Sports, Teens, Cooking, Food and Wine, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student
- Reading Age:
- 12 and up
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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