All you Knead is Love by Tanya Guerrero is a welcome addition to children's literature. Her characters are well drawn and the mix of ethnic groups and languages makes for an intriguing read. The location of Barcelona is an added bonus. The social problems with Alma's parents are well done as is the friendships Alma makes in Spain. I will certainly recommend this book.

I loved this book! It had such great family dynamics and really showed how close friends can be considered family. Alba is struggling with her mom and her family and at first when she arrives with Aubela Lola she is afraid to let her guard down, afraid it isn't real. But as she gets to know her and starts to find her place there and at the bakery with Toni, and make some new friends, things start coming together.
There is mention of abuse, and alcoholism, but I think how it was handled was done really well.
I loved that Alba found herself in bread making and helped Toni with saving the bakery.
A really great middle grade read!

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!

All You Knead is Love is an emotional coming-of-age story which pulled me in from the beginning. Alba is devastated that her mother is sending her to Spain to live with her grandmother - she is sure her mother doesn't want her any longer. But she soon finds that her grandmother is a warm, loving person, and begins to learn how to bake bread from a local baker/friend of the family. Alba realizes that perhaps this is a better place for her to be than with her cold mother and her father, who beats her mother and treats Alba with indifference and even loathing. But this is all too good to be true for someone used to being ignored and looked down upon, someone used to running away from her problems - she's sure of that as soon as there are complications in her new, happy life.

Alba is a wonderfully well-rounded character, as are the people surrounding her. Alba grows a lot over the course of this book, and she causes positive changes in those around her, too. Kids will be able to relate to the feeling of wanting something desperately and not knowing what to do when it doesn't happen - or when it does. A truly sweet story which deserves many readers.