Faking Reality

By (author) Fujimura, Sara
Short description/annotation:
My Big Fat Greek Wedding meets Some Kind of Wonderful meets Kara McDowell’s Just for Clicks with diverse characters, perfect for readers looking for feel-good YA romance and those who like “clean teen” reads. Can a reality star princess transform the boy-next-door into her Cinnamon Roll Prince?
Description:
Dakota McDonald swore after “The Great Homecoming Disaster” that she’d never allow her romantic life to be a plot line in her parents’ HGTV show again. But when the restaurant run by the family of her best friend (and secret crush), Leo, is on the line, Dakota might end up eating her own words. Leo Matsuda dreams of escaping the suffocating demands of working in his family’s restaurant, but the closer he gets to his goal - thanks to the help of his best friend (and secret crush) Dakota - the more reasons there are for him to stay.
Biographical note:
SARA FUJIMURA is an award-winning young adult author and creative writing teacher. She is the American half of her Japanese-American family, and has written about Japanese culture and raising bicultural children for such magazines as Appleseeds, Learning Through History, East West, and Mothering, as well as travel-related articles for To Japan With Love. She is the author of the National Public Radio Best of the Year young adult novel Every Reason We Shouldn''t, in addition to self-published young adult novels Tanabata Wish and Breathe. She lives in Phoenix with her husband and children.
Promotional headline:
Can a reality star princess transform the boy-next-door into her Cinnamon Roll Prince?