Overview

Getting 100 % on the SATs, or getting a date with a cute trumpet player Scoring top honors in youth orchestra, or scoring tickets to a punk rock concert Following your parents' dreams to an Ivy league college, or following your heart It's senior year, and Patti Yoon is about to find out what it really takes to be good enough!

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Patti's convincing narration [is] filled with laugh-out-loud lines, but it's the deeper questions about growing up with immigrant parents, confronting racism, and how best to find success and happiness that will stay with readers. --ALA Booklist A funny story that will hit home for many readers. --Publishers Weekly Yoo will have teens wondering if Patti can ever measure up, and how she will survive the pressure and heartbreak of her senior year. Short chapters, the teen's funny occasional SAT tips, and her top-10 lists make this a good options for reluctant readers.----School Library Journal Teens living through the pressure of college applications and questioning their futures will sympathize with Patti in this enjoyable, funny but not superficial read. --Kirkus Reviews

Caught between cultures, Patti must also learn to navigate her own dreams and aspirations alongside the expectations of others. The author reflects on the hard lessons of adolescence maneuvering between childhood and adulthood and developing a sense of self with humor and authenticity. --KLIATT

Teens living through the pressure of college applications and questioning their futures will sympathize with Patti in this enjoyable, funny but not superficial read. --Kirkus Reviews Patti's convincing narration [is] filled with laugh-out-loud lines, but it's the deeper questions about growing up with immigrant parents, confronting racism, and how best to find success and happiness that will stay with readers. --ALA Booklist A funny story that will hit home for many readers. --Publishers Weekly Yoo will have teens wondering if Patti can ever measure up, and how she will survive the pressure and heartbreak of her senior year. Short chapters, the teen's funny occasional SAT tips, and her top-10 lists make this a good options for reluctant readers.----School Library Journal

Patti's convincing narration [is] filled with laugh-out-loud lines, but it's the deeper questions about growing up with immigrant parents, confronting racism, and how best to find success and happiness that will stay with readers. --ALA Booklist Teens living through the pressure of college applications and questioning their futures will sympathize with Patti in this enjoyable, funny but not superficial read. --Kirkus Reviews A funny story that will hit home for many readers. --Publishers Weekly Caught between cultures, Patti must also learn to navigate her own dreams and aspirations alongside the expectations of others. The author reflects on the hard lessons of adolescence--maneuvering between childhood and adulthood and developing a sense of self--with humor and authenticity. --KLIATT Yoo will have teens wondering if Patti can ever measure up, and how she will survive the pressure and heartbreak of her senior year. Short chapters, the teen's funny occasional SAT tips, and her top-10 lists make this a good options for reluctant readers.----School Library Journal A funny story that will hit home for many readers. --Publishers Weekly Patti s convincing narration [is] filled with laugh-out-loud lines, but it s the deeper questions about growing up with immigrant parents, confronting racism, and how best to find success and happiness that will stay with readers. --ALA Booklist Teens living through the pressure of college applications and questioning their futures will sympathize with Patti in this enjoyable, funny but not superficial read. --Kirkus Reviews Yoo will have teens wondering if Patti can ever measure up, and how she will survive the pressure and heartbreak of her senior year. Short chapters, the teen s funny occasional SAT tips, and her top-10 lists make this a good options for reluctant readers. --School Library Journal Caught between cultures, Patti must also learn to navigate her own dreams and aspirations alongside the expectations of others. The author reflects on the hard lessons of adolescence maneuvering between childhood and adulthood and developing a sense of self with humor and authenticity. --KLIATT

Caught between cultures, Patti must also learn to navigate her own dreams and aspirations alongside the expectations of others. The author reflects on the hard lessons of adolescencemaneuvering between childhood and adulthood and developing a sense of selfwith humor and authenticity. --KLIATT

Teens living through the pressure of college applications and questioning their futures will sympathize with Patti in this enjoyable, funny but not superficial read. --Kirkus Reviews Caught between cultures, Patti must also learn to navigate her own dreams and aspirations alongside the expectations of others. The author reflects on the hard lessons of adolescence--maneuvering between childhood and adulthood and developing a sense of self--with humor and authenticity. --KLIATT Patti's convincing narration [is] filled with laugh-out-loud lines, but it's the deeper questions about growing up with immigrant parents, confronting racism, and how best to find success and happiness that will stay with readers. --ALA Booklist A funny story that will hit home for many readers. --Publishers Weekly Yoo will have teens wondering if Patti can ever measure up, and how she will survive the pressure and heartbreak of her senior year. Short chapters, the teen's funny occasional SAT tips, and her top-10 lists make this a good options for reluctant readers.----School Library Journal

Patti's convincing narration [is] filled with laugh-out-loud lines, but it's the deeper questions about growing up with immigrant parents, confronting racism, and how best to find success and happiness that will stay with readers. --ALA Booklist Teens living through the pressure of college applications and questioning their futures will sympathize with Patti in this enjoyable, funny but not superficial read. --Kirkus Reviews Yoo will have teens wondering if Patti can ever measure up, and how she will survive the pressure and heartbreak of her senior year. Short chapters, the teen's funny occasional SAT tips, and her top-10 lists make this a good options for reluctant readers.----School Library Journal A funny story that will hit home for many readers. --Publishers Weekly

Yoo will have teens wondering if Patti can ever measure up, and how she will survive the pressure and heartbreak of her senior year. Short chapters, the teen's funny occasional SAT tips, and her top-10 lists make this a good options for reluctant readers.----School Library Journal

Author Information

Paula Yoo is a classically-trained violinist and television writer. She is also the author of the picture book Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story an IRA Notable Book. Ms. Yoo lives in Los Angeles, CA. This is her first novel.

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