Good Enough
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- 4,99 $US
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- 4,99 $US
Description de l’éditeur
Paula Yoo scores big in her hilarious debut novel about an overachiever who longs to fit in and strives to stand out. The pressure is on!
How to make your Korean parents happy:
1. Get a perfect score on the SATs.
2. Get into HarvardYalePrinceton.
3. Don't talk to boys.*
Patti's parents expect nothing less than the best from their Korean-American daughter. Everything she does affects her chances of getting into an Ivy League school. So winning assistant concertmaster in her All-State violin competition and earning less than 2300 on her SATs is simply not good enough.
But Patti's discovering that there's more to life than the Ivy League. To start with, there's Cute Trumpet Guy. He's funny, he's talented, and he looks exactly like the lead singer of Patti's favorite band. Then, of course, there's her love of the violin. Not to mention cool rock concerts. And anyway, what if Patti doesn't want to go to HarvardYalePrinceton after all?
*Boys will distract you from your studies.
Academic Pressure: Patti’s life is a checklist for getting into the Ivy League, from perfect SAT scores to violin competitions. But what happens when she starts to question the entire plan?Opposites Attract Romance: He’s a laid-back trumpet player who loves rock music. She’s a classical violinist aiming for Princeton. When Ben Wheeler walks into her homeroom, Patti’s carefully structured life hits a very wrong—and very cute—note.Finding Your Voice: Between pleasing her parents, acing her classes, and navigating a new crush, Patti has to figure out what she truly wants, even if it means not being the “perfect” daughter.Hilarious and Heartfelt: Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson, this story is packed with laugh-out-loud moments, relatable teen angst, and a charming journey of self-discovery.
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Patty's immigrant parents expect her to be a "P.K.D" (perfect Korean daughter), which means that between AP classes, violin, church and Ivy League applications, Patty gets little time and less encouragement to figure out what she wants for herself. When she develops a crush on a new boy and forms a friendship with him, her romantic feelings go unrequited but he does show her to think more broadly, encouraging her to take her violin teacher's advice and apply to Juilliard (her parents insist there is "no security in music"). While Patty is full-out nerdy, she has a great sense of humor, shown through interludes in which she posits her dilemmas as SAT questions or lists "how not to be a P.K.D.": "Instead of translating Vergil's Aeneid you spend two hours talking on the phone with Susan about how cute Ben is." Yoo (The Sammy Lee Story) writes with particular fluency of Patty's love of music. Readers will appreciate, too, that the author does not demonize Patty's high-pressure parents: they may bark "HarvardYalePrinceton" at her but their love is never in doubt. An overneat ending doesn't significantly detract from a funny story that will hit home for many readers. Ages 12-up.
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Good book
Very interesting. Easy read!!!
Cool
I liked this book because people can relate to it. The author also makes the book fun with recipes and lists
Such a good book
I got Asian parents, so I get it. I have so much in common with her. And this author is a great writer. She should make another book like this!!