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A phở love story / by Loan Le.

Le, Loan, (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781534441934
  • ISBN: 153444193X
  • Physical Description: 406 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon Pulse, 2021.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 12 up. Simon Pulse.
Grades 10-12. Simon Pulse.
HL710L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.9 14 515353.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.9 14 515353.
Subject: Vietnamese Americans > Fiction.
Dating (Social customs) > Fiction.
High school students > Fiction.
Vietnamese restaurants > United States > Fiction.
Competition > Social aspects > Fiction.
Restaurants > Fiction.
Vendetta > Fiction.
Artists > Fiction.
Genre: Young adult fiction.
Romance fiction.
Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 19 of 21 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Putnam County Library System.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 21 total copies.
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Putnam County Public Library YA LE (Text) 33192000103024 Young Adult Fiction Available -

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A Pho Love Story
A Pho Love Story
by Le, Loan
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A Pho Love Story


"Will leave readers swooning." -- PopSugar ​ When Dimple Met Rishi meets Ugly Delicious in this funny, smart romantic comedy, in which two Vietnamese American teens fall in love and must navigate their newfound relationship amid their families' age-old feud about their competing, neighboring restaurants. If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he'd say he was a rock. Steady and strong, but not particularly interesting. His grades are average, his social status unremarkable. He works at his parents' pho restaurant, and even there, he is his parents' fifth favorite employee. Not ideal. If Linh Mai had to describe herself, she'd say she was a firecracker. Stable when unlit, but full of potential for joy and fire. She loves art and dreams pursuing a career in it. The only problem? Her parents rely on her in ways they're not willing to admit, including working practically full-time at her family's pho restaurant. For years, the Mais and the Nguyens have been at odds, having owned competing, neighboring pho restaurants. Bao and Linh, who've avoided each other for most of their lives, both suspect that the feud stems from feelings much deeper than friendly competition. But then a chance encounter brings Linh and Bao in the same vicinity despite their best efforts and sparks fly, leading them both to wonder what took so long for them to connect. But then, of course, they immediately remember. Can Linh and Bao find love in the midst of feuding families and complicated histories?

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