Meanwhile, local community gossip inflames the tension between the families when someone spreads a rumor that Linh’s family restaurant has pests, and a visit by an abusive, racist customer sparks Bảo into finding his voice. To Bảo’s surprise, he enjoys writing and editing for the school newspaper – whose meddling editor pairs him up with Linh to do restaurant reviews. Bảo’s parents, by contrast, support giving him time to find a passion. Linh’s relationship with her parents is already strained, because Linh is passionate about art but her parents want a more stable, secure profession for her. It’s the beginning of a friendship that turns into something more, even though they have to keep it hidden from their feuding families. This is an enjoyable #OwnVoices YA contemporary which will leave you hungry for more.īảo and Linh have been told to stay apart, but when a meal promotion at Linh’s restaurant overwhelms the staff, Bảo sneaks over to help. Fortunately, Bảo Nguyễn and Linh Mai are brighter than their Veronan counterparts, although their situation is no less complex: their parents have bad blood that goes far deeper than a culinary rivalry. Two households, both alike in owning Vietnamese restaurants, in SoCal, where we lay our scene.
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