The Way You Make Me Feel

Maurene GooMay 8, 2018

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From the author of I Believe in a Thing Called Love, a laugh-out-loud story of love, new friendships, and one unique food truck.

Clara Shin lives for pranks and disruption. When she takes one joke too far, her dad sentences her to a summer working on his food truck, the KoBra, alongside her uptight classmate Rose Carver. Not the carefree summer Clara had imagined. But maybe Rose isn't so bad. Maybe the boy named Hamlet (yes, Hamlet) crushing on her is pretty cute. Maybe Clara actually feels invested in her dad’s business. What if taking this summer seriously means that Clara has to leave her old self behind? With Maurene Goo's signature warmth and humor, The Way You Make Me Feel is a relatable story of falling in love and finding yourself in the places you’d never thought to look.

About the author

Maurene Goo is the author of several books for young adults, including I Believe in a Thing Called Love, which received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and her cat, Maeby.

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4.6

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Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published on

May 8, 2018

Pages

288

ISBN

9780374304096

Features

Flowing text, Original pages

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Web, Tablet, Phone, eReader

Language

English

Genres

Young Adult Fiction / People & Places / United States / Asian American

Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Dating & Sex

Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship

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