Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang & Leuyen Pham
August 20, 2024 12:50 PM - Subscribe
Roses are red/Violets are too/This book is about love/And freaky ghosts too.
Gene Luen Yang and Lenten Pham’s critical celebrated graphic novel Lunar New Year Love story follows the freshman to sophomore year of Valentina, a Vietnamese America struggling with her dream of true love and the haunting of St. Valentina. A bad spirit, St. Valentine urges Valentina to turn over her heart so she can love no one and avoid getting hurt. But Val isn’t ready to give up and on her PG quest for love she discovers a deep connection to lion dancing. Beautiful illustrations of the lion dance and Val’s struggles with family elevate this work to the next level. For romantics who know that life can break your heart.
Gene Luen Yang and Lenten Pham’s critical celebrated graphic novel Lunar New Year Love story follows the freshman to sophomore year of Valentina, a Vietnamese America struggling with her dream of true love and the haunting of St. Valentina. A bad spirit, St. Valentine urges Valentina to turn over her heart so she can love no one and avoid getting hurt. But Val isn’t ready to give up and on her PG quest for love she discovers a deep connection to lion dancing. Beautiful illustrations of the lion dance and Val’s struggles with family elevate this work to the next level. For romantics who know that life can break your heart.
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