With the Fire on High
{{short description|2019 young adult novel by Elizabeth Acevedo}}
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| caption = First edition (publ. Quill Tree Books)
| author = Elizabeth Acevedo
| audio_read_by = Elizabeth Acevedo
| orig_lang_code = en
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| genre = Young adult fiction
| set_in = Philadelphia and Spain
| publisher = Quill Tree Books
| pub_date = May 7th 2019
| isbn = 978-0-06-266285-9
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With the Fire on High is a young adult novel by Elizabeth Acevedo, published May 7, 2019 by Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Reception
The book received starred reviews from Booklist,{{Cite book|last=Pino|first=Kristina|date=March 15, 2019|title=With the Fire on High|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/With-the-Fire-on-High-/pid=9715261|access-date=2021-10-28|via=Booklist}} School Library Journal,{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=With the Fire on High|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=with-the-fire-on-high|access-date=2021-10-29|website=School Library Journal}} The Horn Book,{{Cite web|last=Dobbs|first=Christina|title=Review of With the Fire on High|url=https://www.hbook.com/story/review-of-with-the-fire-on-high|access-date=2021-10-29|website=The Horn Book}} and Publishers Weekly,{{Cite web|last=Paquette|first=Ammi-Joan|date=2019-02-28|title=Children's Book Review: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-266283-5|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Publishers Weekly|language=en}} as well as positive reviews from Kirkus,{{Cite web|date=February 20, 2019|title=With the Fire on High|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-acevedo/with-the-fire-on-high/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Kirkus Reviews}} The Washington Post,{{Cite news|last=Depenbrock|first=Julie|date=May 7, 2019|title=After her National Book Award win, Elizabeth Acevedo returns with another indelible teen heroine|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/after-her-national-book-award-win-elizabeth-acevedo-returns-with-another-indelible-teen-heroine/2019/05/07/ba3426a6-70de-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html|access-date=2021-10-29|newspaper=Washington Post}} The New York Times,{{Cite news|last=Sanders|first=Joshunda|date=2019-05-08|title=Elizabeth Acevedo's New Novel Is Literary Soul Food|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/books/review/elizabeth-acevedo-with-the-fire-on-high.html|access-date=2021-10-29|issn=0362-4331}} NPR,{{Cite news|last=Paxson|first=Caitlyn|date=2019-05-11|title='With The Fire On High' Cooks Up A Powerful Message|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/05/11/721762105/with-the-fire-on-high-cooks-up-a-powerful-message|access-date=2021-10-29}} and Entertainment Weekly.{{Cite magazine|last=Freeman|first=Luria|date=May 7, 2019|title=Elizabeth Acevedo serves a satisfying follow-up in 'With the Fire on High'|url=https://ew.com/book-reviews/2019/05/07/elizabeth-acevedo-with-the-fire-on-high-review/|access-date=2021-10-29|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=en}}
Publishers Weekly,{{Cite web|title=Best Books 2019: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly|url=https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2019/young-adult|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Publishers Weekly}} School Library Journal,{{Cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Kristin|last2=Hershberger|first2=Katy|last3=Hilbun|first3=Janet|last4=MacGregor|first4=Amanda|last5=Thomas|first5=Desiree|date=2019-11-18|title=Best Young Adult Books 2019 {{!}} SLJ Best Books|url=https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=best-young-adult-books-2019-slj-best-books|access-date=2021-10-29|website=School Library Journal}} The Horn Book,{{Cite web|last=Sutton|first=Roger|title=Fanfare 2019 Booklist|url=https://www.hbook.com/story/fanfare-2019-booklist|access-date=2021-10-29|website=The Horn Book}} Chicago Public Library,{{Cite web|title=CPL Best of the Best Books 2019|url=https://www.chipublib.org/news/cpl-best-of-the-best-books-2019/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Chicago Public Library|language=en-US}} and NPR{{Cite web|last1=Friedman|first1=Rose|authorlink2=Petra Mayer|last2=Mayer|first2=Petra|last3=Novey|first3=Beth|last4=Sullivan|first4=Meghan|title=NPR's Best Books Of 2020|url=https://apps.npr.org/best-books/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=NPR Visuals|language=en-US}} named it one of the best books of the year.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+With the Fire on High Book Awards !Year !Award !Result |
| rowspan="8"|2020 |
| YALSA's Teens' Top Ten |
| YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers |
| Rise: A Feminist Book Project |
| Walter Dean Myers Award for Teen |
| Notable Books for a Global Society |
| Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award |
| Golden Kite Award for Young Adult Fiction |
| 2019
|Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction |
The audiobook received a starred review from Booklist.{{Cite book|last=Borsa|first=Emily|date=December 18, 2019|title=With the Fire on High|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/With-the-Fire-on-High-/pid=9728594|access-date=2021-10-28|via=Booklist}}
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|+With the Fire on High Audiobook Awards !Year !Award !Result |
| rowspan="3"|2020
|Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors |
| Audie Award for Young Adult |
| YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults |
| |Junior Library Guild |