Thursday, August 20, 2009

Kitchen Princess by Natsumi Ando


Najika Kazami, an ordinary orphan from Hokkaido, has a dream and a wish. Her wish is to find the boy that she calls her “Flan Prince,” that saved her from falling into the river and gave her a cup of flan to cheer her up. On the silver spoon was the school symbol of Seika Academy. With that much information to go off of, she decides to go to the school. Her promise was that she would make him the most delicious dessert in the world. Just when she thought things would be just fine after her placement in Class A, the special class, she has to deal the constant insults from her classmates. The main students that pick on her are Akane Kishida and her little group. Later on, things get a little better when she becomes friends with Sora and Daichi Kitazawa, who are the school’s most popular brothers. Later on, however, they become possible candidates for Najika’s “Flan Prince” that she has been searching for. Will she find her “Flan Prince” in this escalator school and make friends with her classmates? Will she finally be accepted by her peers and lead a normal high school life? If you love a good love story and food, then this manga is for you! This manga also comes with fun recipes to try out at the end of each volume that were featured throughout the book! Come down to the library to check them out in the Young Adult section!! It’s worth a read!