This Is My Brain in Love by I. W. Gregorio

This Is My Brain in Love

I. W. Gregorio

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · April 14, 2020

A Romance pick for readers exploring This Is My Brain in Love.

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Genres
Contemporary YA Romance, Mental Illness for Teens, Asian American YA
Published
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, April 14, 2020

About this book

A Schneider Family Book Award winner! A Bank Street Best Book of the Year! Told in dual narrative, This Is My Brain in Love is a stunning YA contemporary romance, exploring mental health, race, and, ultimately self-acceptance, for fans of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and Emergency Contact.

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Jocelyn Wu has just three wishes for her junior year: To make it through without dying of boredom, to direct a short film with her BFF Priya Venkatram, and to get at least two months into the year without being compared to or confused with Peggy Chang, the only other Chinese girl in her grade. Will Domenici has two goals: to find a paying summer internship, and to prove he has what it takes to become an editor on his school paper. Then Jocelyn's father tells her their family restaurant may be going under, and all wishes are off. Because her dad has the marketing skills of a dumpling, it's up to Jocelyn and her unlikely new employee, Will, to bring A-Plus Chinese Garden into the 21st century (or, at least, to Facebook). What starts off as a rocky partnership soon grows into something more. But family prejudices and the uncertain future of A-Plus threaten to keep Will and Jocelyn apart. It will take everything they have and more, to save the family restaurant and their budding romance.

Why This Clicks

Come here for

  • teen rom-com energy
  • a clean next-step pick from *This Is My Brain in Love*

Expect

  • lightness over heft
  • romance-first pacing

Where it sits

Contemporary YA Romance87%
Mental Illness for Teens77%
Asian American YA58%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Funny YA
  • Loners & Outsiders for Teens
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Romantic Comedy for Teens
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  • Mental Illness for Teens
Authors
I. W. Gregorio
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
April 14, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Funny YA