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An Instant New York Times Bestseller A William C Morris YA Debut Award Finalist An Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Honor Book

Two friends One fake dating scheme What could possibly go wrong

Frank Li has two names Theres Frank Li his American name Then theres SungMin 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 still expect him to end up with a nice Korean girlwhich is a problem since Frank is finally dating the girl of his dreams Brit Means Brit who is funny 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 hes forced to confront the fact that while his parents sacrificed everything to raise him in the land of opportunity their traditional expectations dont 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 hes found the solution to all his problems but when life throws him a curveball hes left wondering whether he ever really knew anything about loveor himselfat all

In this moving debut novel David Yoon takes on the question of who am I with a result that is humorous heartfelt and ultimately unforgettable