Lensey Namioka's newest title from Delacorte,
Mismatch, explores a relationship between two Asian American teens whose ancestors hated each other:
Sue Hua just moved from racially diverse Seattle to a suburban white-bread town where she feels like the only Asian American for miles. Then she meets Andy, a handsome and passionate violin player who happens to be Asian American. Sue feels an instant attraction to Andy, and her white friends think they’re “made for each other”–after all, they both use chopsticks and eat a lot of rice, right? But there’s just one problem. Andy’s last name is Suzuki.
Lensey was born in China, moved to the States when she was nine, and married a Japanese man. (I'll post a review of the book on the
Fire Escape once I've read it.)
Lensey Namioka's newest title from Delacorte, Mismatch, explores a relationship between two Asian American teens whose ancestors hated each other: