Bøger af Gloria Chao

Seventeen-year-old Ali is simultaneously swept up in a whirlwind romance and down a rabbit hole of family secrets when another Taiwanese family moves into tiny, predominantly-white, Plainhart, Indiana.

"A romance about teens who devote themselves to granting other people's wishes, but are too afraid to let themselves have their own hearts' desires--each other"--

A "romantic comedy about a college student who hires a fake boyfriend to appease her traditional Taiwanese parents, to disastrous results"--Provided by publisher.

A charming and inclusive YA anthology all about games-from athletic sports to board games playing cards to video games and virtual reality-from editor Laura Silverman and an all-star cast of contributors. From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills, Game On is an anthology that spans genre and style. But beneath each story is a loving ode to competition and games perfect for anyone who has ever played a sport or a board game, picked up a video game controller, or rolled a twenty-sided die.A manhunt game is interrupted by a town disappearing beneath the players' eyes. A puzzle-filled scavenger hunt emboldens one college freshman to be brave with the boy she's crushing on. A series of summer nights full of card games leads a boy to fall for a boy who he knows is taken. And a spin the bottle game that could end a life-long friendship.Fifteen stories, and fifteen unforgettable experiences that may inspire readers to start up that Settlers of Catan game again.CONTRIBUTORS:Sona CharaipotraKika HatzopoulouKatie CotugnoIsaac FitzsimonsKathleen GlasgowShaun David HutchinsonKim Jones & Gilly SegalAmanda JoyYamile Saied MéndezAnna MerianoNina MorenoLaura SilvermanKayla WhaleyFrancesca Zappia

A romantic comedy about a college student who hires a fake boyfriend to appease her traditional Taiwanese parents, to disastrous results, from the acclaimed author of American Panda.