My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life Contributor(s): Cohn, Rachel (Author) |
|||
ISBN: 1368008399 ISBN-13: 9781368008396 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2018 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | School & Education - Boarding School & Prep School - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Asia |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2017056536 |
Age Level: 14-17 |
Grade Level: 9-12 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" L (1.00 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2018 Booklist 10/01/2018 pg. 73 Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2018 - Recommended - Readable Publishers Weekly 10/08/2018 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2018 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: I'm here to take you to live with your father. In Tokyo, Japan Happy birthday In the Land of the Rising Sun, where high culture meets high kitsch, and fashion and technology are at the forefront of the First World's future, the foreign-born teen elite attend ICS -- the International Collegiate School of Tokyo. Their accents are fluid. Their homes are ridiculously posh. Their sports games often involve a (private) plane trip to another country. They miss school because of jet lag and visa issues. When they get in trouble, they seek diplomatic immunity. Enter foster-kid-out-of-water Elle Zoellner, who, on her sixteenth birthday, discovers that her long-lost father, Kenji Takahara, is actually a Japanese hotel mogul and wants her to come live with him. Um, yes, please Elle jets off first class from Washington, DC, to Tokyo, which seems like a dream come true. Until she meets her enigmatic father, her way-too-fab aunt, and her hyper-critical grandmother, who seems to wish Elle didn't exist. In an effort to please her new family, Elle falls in with the Ex-Brats, a troop of uber-cool international kids who spend money like it's air. But when she starts to crush on a boy named Ryuu, who's frozen out by the Brats and despised by her new family, her already tenuous living situation just might implode. My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life is about learning what it is to be a family, and finding the inner strength to be yourself, even in the most extreme circumstances. |
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review |
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First! |