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"Coffee with cardamom" is a novel by Polish writer Joanna Jagiello, first published in Wydawnictwo Literatura in 2011 and immediately nominated for "The Book of the Year 2011" by the Polish section of IBBY. The novel also received a nomination for the Donga Award and was included in the "Treasure List" of the Children's Book Museum.

In Ukraine, "Coffee with cardamom" is a part of the school curriculum in foreign literature of the 10th grade.

Related works
This novel started a cycle about Linkа:


 * 1) "Coffee with cardamom"
 * 2) "Chili chocolate"
 * 3) "Tiramisu with strawberries"
 * 4) "Milk with honey"

Plot
15-year-old Linka lives with her mother and stepfather, but later her mother becomes more and more irritable, and her stepfather returns from work later and later. So, the responsibility of caring for the younger brother falls on the shoulders of the sister, who also has to pass the final exams in high school soon. In all these life circumstances, she feels lonely. Especially when mom is forced to go somewhere. In addition to the family, Linka has a rather difficult relationship with her best friend and problems at school.

And when a girl goes to visit her grandmother, she stumbles upon one photo. Such a dirty little secret, completely incomprehensible. Linka begins her private investigation.

The novel is extremely dynamic and you will definitely want to make coffee with cardamom during breaks, as the heroes of the book do.

Publication in Ukrainian
"Coffee with cardamom": a novel / Joanna Jagiello. Translated from Polish by Bozhena Antonyak. - Lviv: Urbino, 234 p. 2013. ISBN 978-966-2647-10-5

Reviews

 * 1) Volodymyr Chernyshenko (March 15, 2013). Read: Coffee with Cardamom
 * 2) Valentyna Vzdulska. Girls, cardamom and skeletons in the closet. kazkarka.com.
 * 3) Olha Derkachova (April 11, 2013). 230 grams of joy. Буквоїд
 * 4) Olha Kupriian (August 6, 2013). About coffee with cardamom. Читацькі нотатки Христі Нечитайко
 * 5) Christina Sodomora (April 6, 2016). Family secrets as a test of maturity. БуквоМама