Abeautifullylayerednovelaboutfirstlove,tribalismandthatbrief,magicalperiodwhenkidshaveonefootinhighschool,onefootoutthedoor’NewYorkTimes
FranklovesJoy.JoylovesFrank.Atleast,that’swhattheytelltheirparents...
FrankLiiscaughtbetweenhisparents’expectationsandhisownCalifornialife.
Frank’sparentsemigratedfromKorea,andhaveprettymuchonebigruleforFrank-hemustonlydateKoreangirls.
ButFrankhasfallenforBrit,whoissmart,beautifulandwhite.
HisfriendJoySongisinthesameboatandsotheymakeapact:they’llpretendtodateeachotherinordertogaintheirfreedom.
Frankthinksfake-datingistheperfectplan,butitleaveshimwonderingifheeverreallyunderstoodlove-orhimself-atall.
’Alovestory,atreatiseonracism,apeekintoadolescence,andawelcometoKorean-Americanculture,allatonce.’JodiPicoult
’ThinkJohnGreenbywayofToAlltheBoysI’veLovedBefore“EntertainmentWeekly
’Touchingonissuesofrace,identity,andfirstlove,FranklyinLoveisthecharming,funny,romanticyoungadultcrossovernovelthatbothadultsandteenswillenjoyinequalmeasure.’PopSugar
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