Kitchen Binding:Paperback Kwame Alexander weaves a spellbinding

Kwame Alexander weaves a spellbinding story of struggle

the magical portal suddenly collapses-they're trapped

this darkly humorous story dives deep into the deceptive allure of a picture-perfect existence

She visits African-American hair salons where she's told that she has "good" hair

and a struggle to define success on her own terms

Kitchen Binding:Paperback Kwame Alexander weaves a spellbinding"Ms. Yoshimoto's writing is lucid, earnest and disarming. [It] seizes hold of the reader's sympathy and refuses to let go." Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times With the publication of Kitchen, the dazzling English language debut that is still her best loved book, the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Kitchen is an