How important do you think it is for kids to be able to shape their futures, even if it isn’t exactly what their parents want for them? Ever’s passion lies in becoming a dancer, though-and she struggles to fight against her parent’s wishes for her future. Ever, a Chinese American student, is pursuing a medical career and plans to become a doctor, something her parents strongly encourage her to do. Our dreams for ourselves, versus dreams others may have for us, plays a central theme in Loveboat, Taipei. When these students’ lives collide, it’s guaranteed to be a summer Ever will never forget. Rick Woo is the Yale-bound child prodigy bane of Ever’s existence whose perfection hides a secret.īoy-crazy, fashion-obsessed Sophie Ha turns out to have more to her than meets the eye.Īnd under sexy Xavier Yeh’s shell is buried a shameful truth he’ll never admit. In its place, she finds Loveboat: a summer-long free-for-all where hookups abound, adults turn a blind eye, snake-blood sake flows abundantly, and the nightlife runs nonstop.īut not every student is quite what they seem:Įver is working toward becoming a doctor but nurses a secret passion for dance. Gone is Chien Tan, the strict educational program in Taiwan that Ever was expecting.
”Īnd just like that, Ever Wong’s summer takes an unexpected turn. Rick Woo is the Yale-bound child prodigy bane of Ever’s existence whose perfection hid.“Our cousins have done this program,” Sophie whispers. “Best kept secret. Zero supervision.”Īnd just like that, Ever Wong’s summer takes an unexpected turn. Gone is Chien Tan, the strict educational program in Taiwan that Ever was expecting.
“Our cousins have done this program,” Sophie whispers.
Praised as “an intense rush of rebellion and romance” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber, this romantic and layered Own Voices debut from Abigail Hing Wen is “a roller-coaster ride of romance and self-discovery.” (Kirkus)
Most anticipated novel of 2020: Boston Globe, Book Riot, Bustle, Nerd Daily, Seventeen, She Reads. Optioned for film by the producers of Jenny Han’s TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE.
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