Frankly in love / David Yoon.
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. Falling in love is the easy part...Frank Li has two names. There's Frank Li, his American name. Then there's Sung-Min Li, his Korean name. No one uses his Korean name, not even his parents. Frank barely speaks any Korean. He was born and raised in Southern California. Even so, his parents expect him to end up with a nice Korean girl - which is a problem, since Frank is finally dating the girl of his dreams: Brit Means. Brit, who is smart and nerdy just like him. Brit, who makes him laugh like no one else. Brit...who is white. As Frank falls in love for the very first time, he's forced to confront the fact that while his parents sacrificed everything to raise him in the land of opportunity, their traditional expectations don't leave a lot of room for him to be a regular American teen. Desperate to be with Brit without his parents finding out, Frank turns to family friend Joy Song, who is in a similar bind. Together, they come up with a plan to help each other and keep their parents off their backs. Frank thinks he's found the solution to all his problems, but when life throws him a curveball, he's left wondering whether he ever really knew anything about love - or himself - at all. In this moving novel, debut author David Yoon takes on the question of who am I? with a result that is humorous, heartfelt, and ultimately unforgettable.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984812209
- ISBN: 1984812203
- ISBN: 9780593108574
- ISBN: 0593108574
- Physical Description: 406 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2019]
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Before we begin -- The fall season of the senior year of the high school period of early human life. Lake girlfriend ; Metaphor incoming ; More better ; Just bad enough ; Plane crash ; Dying ; Planet frank ; I propose to joy ; Total perfect mind control -- Frank Li in love. Old new loves ; Gem swapping ; Illuminating ; Thank you booleet ; More true ; Alone together -- Shake the world upside down and see what sticks. Wait-and-see mode ; Maybe it's different ; Black black sheep ; Hey internet what are ; Born stuck ; Lime-green nebula ; Fire day ; You eating melon ; The same school ; The best fart ; The bad joke ; We are okay -- You own-your-way you must be going. Hi irony ; Thins & fats ; A land called Hanna Li ; Oobleck ; Alpha & omega ; Asshole light ; If you say so ; Champagne from champagne ; Life is but a dream ; Fire hazard low -- Thanksgiving. After we end. |
| Awards Note: | Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature Honor Book, 2020. William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist, 2020. |
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| Genre: | Young adult fiction. Novels. Romance fiction. School fiction. |
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