The Devil Wears Prada meets Far from the Tree in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yangâs powerful love story about two teens searching for their place in the world.
Serene dreams of making couture dresses even more stunning than her momâs, but for now sheâs an intern at her momâs fashion label. When her mom receives a sudden diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, all that changes. Serene has to take over her motherâs business overnight while trying to figure out what happened with her dad in Beijing. He left before she was born, and Serene wants to find him, even if it means going against her momâs one requestânever look back.
Lian Chen moved from China to Sereneâs mostly white Southern California beach town a year ago. He doesnât fit in at school, where kids mispronounce his name. His parents donât care about what he wants to doâcomedyâand push him toward going to MIT engineering early. Lian thinks thereâs nothing to stick around for until one day he starts a Chinese Club after school . . . and Serene walks in.
Worlds apart in the high school hierarchy, Serene and Lian soon find refuge in each other, falling in love as they navigate life-changing storms.
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* Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection *
