When a celebrity chefs new restaurant threatens Milas familys food truck, she plans to expose them for the recipe thieves they areeven if that means dabbling in the Filipino folk magic shes tried to avoid. Fans of Tae Keller and Lily LaMotte will cheer for this charming story about food, family, and finding the place you belong.
Mila may have moved to Coral Beach months ago, but it still doesnt feel like home. A few awkward incidents with her new friends make her wonder if shell ever neatly fit into the super-samey small town.
The only place she can be herself is at her dads Filipino-Indian food truck, The Banana Leaf. But when celebrity chef twins the Fab Foodie Brothers open a restaurant nearby, it turns out the food they are serving is exactly the same as The Banana Leaf''s--right down to the recipes!
Mila realizes that she needs to take the Fab Foodie Brothers down before they run her family''s tiny truck out of town. But that means dabbling in the Filipino magic that she has shied away from her whole life . . . as well as alienating her new friends.
Does Mila have to choose between her family and fitting in? Or, like the best recipes, will a blend of the traditional and the unexpected mix into something truly special?
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