As the son of Korean immigrants in Southern California, high school senior Frank Li is expected to find a nice Korean girl to marry. But instead, Frank falls for a white classmate who his parents will never approve of. He meets another Korean American, Joy Song, who is in a similar situation. They agree to be a couple in front of their parents in order for Frank and Joy to be with who they really want, but as their fake relationship becomes more real, they both wonder if they really know anything about love.
year: 2019, 2020
call number/section: 1000, 1
subjects: friendship, fiction, dating (social customs), korean americans, racism, family life, california, california, fiction, high schools, school stories, large print books, schools, love, bildungsromans, romance fiction, bildungsromans, romance fiction, electronic books, juvenile fiction, families, juvenile fiction
Editions
Yoon, David
"High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love--or himself--at all"--Provided by the publisher.
Schools: 47
Yoon, David
Throndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Co. (2019)
"High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love--or himself--at all"--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 3
Yoon, David
As the son of Korean immigrants in Southern California, high school senior Frank Li is expected to find a nice Korean girl to marry. But instead, Frank falls for a white classmate who his parents will never approve of. He meets another Korean American, Joy Song, who is in a similar situation. They agree to be a couple in front of their parents in order for Frank and Joy to be with who they really want, but as their fake relationship becomes more real, they both wonder if they really know anything about love.
Schools: 1
Yoon, David
Penguin Books (2020)
"High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love--or himself--at all"--Provided by publisher.
Schools: 0