School Library Journal, starred review Bloom is a charming and compelling look at the first summer after high school, with the angst of choice and decision looming and the blush of first love. A fresh take on the coming-of-age story that spotlights the triumphs and travails of young people. This is both a delicious foray into the world of baking and young love and an endearing, realistic tale of two teens helping one another grow. Kirkus, starred reviewīeautiful artwork depicts characters coping with life's increasing responsibilities and is especially sumptuous when focusing on the yummy desserts. Ganucheau's art, in black ink with varying shades of blue, mixes traditional paneling with beautiful double-page spreads of detailed baking scenes, where the panels sometimes take on the shape of braided loaves.A tender blend of sugary, buttery, and other complex flavors that's baked with a tremendous dash of heart. Los Angeles Review of Books Panetta and Ganucheau's graphic novel debut is as much a love story between people as it is with the act of baking. Author Panetta's story is baked to perfection: a crush that turns to infatuation-and later love-in the confines of a professional kitchen bristling with hot stoves, stuffed shelves, and perfectly shaped spanakopita.
This is the best kind of romantic tale: innocent and unfussy, yet overwhelming. Writer Kevin Panetta and artist Savanna Ganucheau concoct a delicious recipe of intricately illustrated baking scenes and blushing young love, in which the choices we make can have terrible consequences, but the people who love us can help us grow. As they become closer over batches of bread, love is ready to bloom. But while interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easygoing guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and hot ovens. Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band-if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. that is, if Ari doesn't ruin everything.".
About the Book "Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band-if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery.
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