Lunar New Year Love Story

Description

Lunar New Year Love Story
by Gene Luen Yang

ISBN: 9781250908261
Softcover, new

Brief Description:
Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this
heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, forgiveness, and lion dancing.
Valentina Tran was named after Valentine’s Day, which used to be her
favorite holiday. But when Val learns the truth behind what happened with
her parents and why she’s being raised by a single father, she realizes
true love is a lie. This is reinforced when she meets the spirit of Saint
Valentine, who tells her she and her family are cursed to always be unlucky
in love. Val is ready to give into her fate, until one Lunar New Year
festival, where a mysterious lion dancer hands her a paper heart, and ZING.
Val becomes determined to change her destiny, prove Saint Valentine wrong,
and give her heart to the right person. Meanwhile, lion dancing is the only
thing that has given Jae peace after his dad passed away. It’s also what
keeps him connected to his father’s side of the family. Both Jae and his
cousin Leslie notice Val at the Lunar New Year festival, and for some
inexplicable reason, Jae hands Val a paper heart. But it’s Leslie, with his
K-Pop good looks, who starts to date Val. Jae still feels this connection
with Val and feels it’s somehow tied to how he feels about losing his
father. Both Val and Jae struggle with the spirits who haunt them as they
are inextricably brought together in a love story that is satisfying,
sweet, and moving.

Target Age Group: Ages 14 to 18