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Lunar New Year Love Story

Author: Yang, Gene Luen

Follett Number: 2157BE9
Audience: Young Adult
Publisher: First Second, 2024
Format: 343 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-62672-810-3
ISBN-10: 1-62672-810-0
LCCN: 2023-937818
Dewey: 741.5
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:
Chinese Americans Fiction
Chinese New Year Fiction
Dating Fiction
Fate and Fatalism Fiction
Graphic Novels
Romance Comics
"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?"--Provided by publisher.

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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. She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed her 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?

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