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Boys I Know (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781682633717)
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xA modern Judy Blume meets Jenny Han.
"[A] complex coming-of-age story about identity and sexuality."--The New York Times A high school senior navigates messy boys, messier relationships, and the struggle of never quite living up to her Taiwanese mother's expectations. June Chu has always been the "just good enough" girl. Good enough to line the shelves with third-place trophies and steal secret kisses from her AP Bio partner, Rhys. But not good enough to meet her mother's unrelenting expectations, or get Rhys to commit. While June's mother insists she follow in her (perfect) sister's footsteps and get a (full-ride) violin scholarship, June doesn't see the point in trying too hard if she's destined to fall short anyway. Instead, she focuses her efforts on making her relationship with Rhys "official." But after her methodically planned, tipsily executed scheme explodes on the level of a nuclear disaster, she flings herself into a new relationship with a guy who's not allergic to the word girlfriend. As the line between sex and love blurs, and pressure to map out her entire future threatens to burst, June will have to decide on whose terms she's going to live her life--even if it means fraying her relationship with her mother beyond repair. Boys I Know is a raw and realistic look into the lives of teen girls, examining the complex overlap between teen sexuality and Asian American identity. A sharp and unflinchingly honest journey of self-discovery.
Author: Anna Gracia
ISBN-10: 1682633713
ISBN-13: 9781682633717
Publisher: Peachtree Teen
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2022
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.30d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 07/04/2022
Shelf Awareness 07/22/2022
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2022 pg. 83
School Library Journal 10/01/2022 pg. 87
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average
"[A] complex coming-of-age story about identity and sexuality."--The New York Times A high school senior navigates messy boys, messier relationships, and the struggle of never quite living up to her Taiwanese mother's expectations. June Chu has always been the "just good enough" girl. Good enough to line the shelves with third-place trophies and steal secret kisses from her AP Bio partner, Rhys. But not good enough to meet her mother's unrelenting expectations, or get Rhys to commit. While June's mother insists she follow in her (perfect) sister's footsteps and get a (full-ride) violin scholarship, June doesn't see the point in trying too hard if she's destined to fall short anyway. Instead, she focuses her efforts on making her relationship with Rhys "official." But after her methodically planned, tipsily executed scheme explodes on the level of a nuclear disaster, she flings herself into a new relationship with a guy who's not allergic to the word girlfriend. As the line between sex and love blurs, and pressure to map out her entire future threatens to burst, June will have to decide on whose terms she's going to live her life--even if it means fraying her relationship with her mother beyond repair. Boys I Know is a raw and realistic look into the lives of teen girls, examining the complex overlap between teen sexuality and Asian American identity. A sharp and unflinchingly honest journey of self-discovery.
Author: Anna Gracia
ISBN-10: 1682633713
ISBN-13: 9781682633717
Publisher: Peachtree Teen
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2022
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.30d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 07/04/2022
Shelf Awareness 07/22/2022
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2022 pg. 83
School Library Journal 10/01/2022 pg. 87
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average
By Anna Gracia
xAnna grew up biracial in the Midwest, spending her formative years repeatedly answering the question, "What are you?" Before finding her way as a YA author, she was a CPA, a public school teacher, a tennis coach, and for one glorious summer, a waitress at a pie shop. She now lives on the West Coast, raising three kids and writing stories about girls navigating a world full of double standards.
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