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Lunar New Year Love Story
- Subject
- Comics & Graphic Novels - Romance
- Age
- Teen
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook
- Size
- 15.2 cm × 21.6 cm
- ISBN
- 9781250908261
She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed her love.
3x Eisner Award Winner
An NPR Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Best Book of the Year
A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year
A Horn Book Best Book of the Year
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love.
Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed—no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love.
But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could this be her chance to break the family curse? Or is she destined to live with a broken heart forever?
"Valentina’s quest is full of swoony moments that will satisfy romance readers, while her fearless journey of personal growth will win over everyone else." –Kirkus, starred review
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What reviewers said
3x Eisner Award Winner
An NPR Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Best Book of the Year
A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year
A Horn Book Best Book of the Year
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books' 2024 Blue Ribbon Awards Winner
An Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Young Adult Literature Honor Title
"Lunar New Year Love Story, gorgeously rendered in graphic novel form by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham, deftly grafts the symbolism of these two holidays to create a rich tapestry of complimentary worldviews."
"The text and colorful comics work beautifully together in a story that captures the vibrant Asian community in Oakland, Calif."
"Yang’s storytelling is a multigenerational, multilayered, multicultural masterpiece of searching for lasting, empathic connection."
"Valentina’s quest is full of swoony moments that will satisfy romance readers, while her fearless journey of personal growth will win over everyone else."
"A positive and beautiful work of art that will make an impression on readers."
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