Lunar New Year love story

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Title:

Lunar New Year love story

Author:

Yang, Gene Luen, author.

Pham, LeUyen, illustrator.

Summary:

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? -- Amazon.

General Note:

Chiefly illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

343 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Genre:

Paranormal comics.

Romance comics.

Graphic novels.

Comics (Graphic works)

Subject Term:

Chinese New Year -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Dating (Social customs) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Vietnamese Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Teenagers -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Families -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Fate and fatalism -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Spirits -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Author(s):

Pham, LeUyen,

Publisher:

First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership,

Publication Date:

2024

ISBN:

9781626728103

9781250908261

Publication Information:

New York, NY : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership, 2024.

Call Number:

YA YANG

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

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?

Author Notes

Gene Luen Yang was born on August 9, 1973 in California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in computer science and minored in creative writing. After graduating in 1995, he worked as a computer engineer for two years. He decided that he was meant to teach and left his job as an engineer to teach computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California.

He is a writer of graphic novels and comics. His first published comic, Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, was published in 1997 and won the Xeric Grant, a self-publishing grant for comic book creators. His other works include Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order and Avatar: The Last Airbender. He won the Michael L. Printz Award in 2006 for American Born Chinese and the Eisner Award for best short story in 2009 for Eternal Smile.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 6 Up--Readers will fall in love with this heartwarming, fun rom-com. Yang (Dragon Hoops) brings another delightful addition to graphic novels that blends culture, love, and family dynamics in a relatable way. Valentina's family is fated to be unlucky in love. Wanting to break the curse, Valentina makes a deal with the spirit of Saint Valentine: she has one year to find true love and "prove that you do not share your family's fate." If she fails, she must give her heart away to Saint Valentine and will never fall in love. Yang takes readers to Lunar New Year celebrations with Valentina and her friends and family, employing characters who are relatable and endearing. The attention to detail and color work by Pham, for example, in the intricate details of the festival decorations, create a visual feast for readers and add depth and strong emotion to the story. A wide audience of readers will relate to the universal themes of love, acceptance, forgiveness, and familial bonds. VERDICT A positive and beautiful work of art that will make an impression on readers.--Jacquetta Etheridge

Publisher's Weekly Review

A Vietnamese American teen at a romantic crossroads must decide whether it's worth keeping her heart safe by giving up on love in this lightly fantastical, heartwarming graphic novel from Yang (American Born Chinese) and Pham (the Princess in Black series). Every year, Valentina Tran--accompanied by her cherubic imaginary friend Saint V--excitedly distributes valentines to her classmates and to her father, who remains heartbroken over her late mother. But Val's world is shattered after she's met with derision from the valentines' recipients, and a visit from her grandmother reveals a devastating truth about her parents' relationship. Saint V, now a ghoulish version of his former self, entices Val with a bargain: Val must find love within the year or give up her heart to Saint V, who will protect it from further pain. As Lunar New Year celebrations commence, Val reexamines her relationship with family, friends, and herself, and navigates her tumultuous feelings, hoping to believe in love again. Poignant moments amplified by evocatively colored digitally rendered panels address deep issues of parental abandonment and grief, while interjections of comic relief and a riveting subplot surrounding lion dancing result in a well-paced, well-balanced dual effort. Ages 14--up. (Jan.)