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The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() It's up to Syd-with a little help from the Proud Muffin's cute bike messenger, Harley-to fix things before relationships crumble, the bakery closes, and Syd's only true safe space is lost.Throughout the book, Capetta emphasizes the importance of community. ![]() The brownies wreak havoc, starting arguments between romantic partners and even threatening to split up Alec and Vin. ![]() Confused and hurt, Syd is too lost to realize this batch of brownies has become infused with magic of a heartbreaking nature-thanks to Syd's emotional state-and certainly doesn't expect everyone who eats one to begin seeing their own relationships falling apart. And there's plenty of magic to be found at the Proud Muffin, a queer-owned bakery that doubles as an LGBTQ+ community space in Austin, Texas, where our headstrong protagonist, Syd (no pronouns, please), has worked ever since convincing owners Alec and Vin to let a high-school senior be a full-time baker.The story begins with Syd, fresh off a painful breakup, baking brownies and serving them to customers of the Proud Muffin. Capetta's The Heartbreak Bakery delivers on the idea that queer and trans teenagers can find hope, love, community, and maybe even a little bit of magic. In the vein of many contemporary LGBTQ+ young adult novelists-among them Malinda Lo, Alex Sanchez, Kacen Callender, Leah Johnson-A. ![]()
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