Frankly in Love
432Ā pages | Trade Paperback
High school senior Frank Li is a Limboāhis term for Korean-American kids who find themselves caught between their parentsā traditional expectations and their own Southern California upbringing. His parents have one rule when it comes to romanceāāDate Koreanāāwhich proves complicated when Frank falls for Brit Means, who is smart, beautifulāand white. Fellow Limbo Joy Song is in a similar predicament, and so they make a pact: theyāll pretend to date each other in order to gain their freedom. Frank thinks itās the perfect plan, but in the end, Frank and Joyās fake-dating maneuver leaves him wondering if he ever really understood loveāor himselfāat all.