NPR

Navigating Culture And Crushes In 'Frankly In Love'

David Yoon's young adult debut follows Frank Li, a Korean American kid who concocts a plan to keep his strict parents from finding out that he's dating a non-Korean girl — what could go wrong?
Source: Beth Novey

David Yoon's debut novel has set off commotion, excitement, and a movie option. It's , in which we meet Frank Li, a high school senior and a self-described nerd, who, with his best friend Q, plays video games, watches obscure movies, gets high SAT scores and doesn't talk about girls — except, of course, when they do. Which is a lot. Frank's parents are Korean — he doesn't like the hyphen before his own "American." And

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from NPR

NPR2 min read
Trump VP Contender Kristi Noem Responds To Backlash Over Story About Killing Her Dog
The Republican South Dakota governor details what she says was a tough decision to shoot an "untrainable" family dog in a forthcoming memoir. Animal rights advocates and Democrats decried the move.
NPR4 min readAmerican Government
Gaza Protestors Picket White House Correspondents Dinner, As Biden Ribs Trump
The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with President Joe Biden, journalists, politicians and celebrities Saturday but went all but unmentioned by participants inside.
NPR5 min read
As National Poetry Month Comes To A Close, 2 New Retrospectives To Savor
April always brings some of the years' biggest poetry collections. So as it wraps up, we wanted to bring you two favorites — retrospective collections from Marie Howe and Jean Valentine.

Related Books & Audiobooks