First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.

406 pages ; 22 cm

Ages 12 up. Simon Pulse.

Grades 7 and up. Simon Pulse.

High school seniors Bảo and Linh, whose feuding families own competing Vietnamese restaurants, conceal their budding romance, as well as Linh's desire to become an artist.

Bảo Nguye̋n would describe himself as steady and strong: his grades are average, his social status unremarkable. He works at his parents' phở restaurant-- as his parents' fifth favorite employee. Linh Mai would describe herself as a firecracker: stable when unlit, but full of potential for joy and fire. She dreams of pursuing a career in art, while working practically full-time at her family's phở restaurant. Bao and Linh have never even had a class together-- but after a chance encounter, sparks fly. Can this relationship survive their families' feud? -- adapted from jacket

Vietnamese Americans -- Fiction.

Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction.

High school students -- Fiction.

Vietnamese restaurants -- United States -- Fiction.

Competition -- Social aspects -- Fiction.

Vietnamese Americans -- Juvenile fiction.

Dating (Social customs) -- Juvenile fiction.

Restaurants -- Juvenile fiction.

Vendetta -- Juvenile fiction.

Artists -- Juvenile fiction.

Vietnamese Americans.

Young adult fiction.

Romance fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

9781534441934 (hardback)

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