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This debut novel from local author, Anna Gracia, deftly explores the challenges of being a young adult grabbling with competing expectations and standards. June is a Taiwanese American teen struggling to meet the impossible standards of her parents and be desired by her noncommittal romantic boyfriend. The characters feel achingly real and relatable to older teens (and adults) working to carve out their own identity. --Megan Keane, Community Relations, Main Library