Tokyo Ever After
A Novel
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Tokyo Ever After
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Narrateur(s):
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Ali Ahn
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Auteur(s):
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Emiko Jean
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"Narrator Ali Ahn gives this young adult rom-com fun doses of personality and sass...Ahn's accents and Japanese pronunciations ring true as she clearly differentiates characters of different ages and nationalities." (AudioFile Magazine)
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club YA pick!
The Princess Diaries meets Crazy Rich Asians in Emiko Jean’s Tokyo Ever After, a “refreshing, spot-on” (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary Japanese-American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan.
Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in - it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly White, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, it’s always been Izumi - or Izzy, because “it’s easier this way” - and her mom against the world. But then Izumi discovers a clue to her previously unknown father’s identity...and he’s none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. Which means outspoken, irreverent Izzy is literally a princess.
In a whirlwind, Izumi travels to Japan to meet the father she never knew and discover the country she always dreamed of. But being a princess isn’t all ball gowns and tiaras. There are conniving cousins, a hungry press, a scowling but handsome bodyguard who just might be her soulmate, and thousands of years of tradition and customs to learn practically overnight.
Izumi soon finds herself caught between worlds, and between versions of herself - back home, she was never “American” enough, and in Japan, she must prove she’s “Japanese” enough. Will Izumi crumble under the weight of the crown, or will she live out her fairy tale, happily ever after?
Look for the sequel to Tokyo Ever After in 2022!
©2021 Emiko Jean (P)2021 Macmillan AudioCe que les critiques en disent
2021, School Library Best Books of the Year
Junior Library Guild selection
“A refreshing and spot-on depiction of Japanese Americans exploring their heritage, with appeal far beyond female Asian readers.” (Booklist, starred review)
“Izumi’s determined spirit and character arc will endear readers to her. A fun experience that readers will want to read again and again.” (School Library Journal, starred review)
“A fresh, funny, emotive, inspiring and empowering #OwnVoices triumph.” (Shelf Awareness)
Thoughtfully sweet
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The main character Izumi Tanaka is from Mount Shasta, California and does not exactly feel like she fits in. Izumi often feels as if she isn’t “American enough.” Similarity, she often feels like an outsider and is even called a “foreigner” when visiting her father for the first time in Japan. Just when you think that is enough pressure, Izumi discovered her father is the Crown Prince of Japan. She finds herself not only having cultural pressures, but also having to fit the role of being a princess that is always in the spotlight and constantly being scrutinized by the tabloid Tokyo Tattler. Thankfully, Izumi has the support of her besties from the AGG (Asian Girl Gang).
I was very fond of the budding romance between Izumi and her bodyguard, Akio. I also love that his nickname for her is “radish.” Sounds odd I know, but the reasoning behind it is so sweet. I’m not one that normally gushes over love poems, but I did find the ones in this book to be quite endearing.
Some of my favourites are:
Noora- Izumi’s die hard bestie that is super smart, but drives like a maniac.
Yoshi- Izumi’s cousin who definitely reminded me of a Crazy Rich Asian.
Tokyo Tattler- tabloid that adds a Gossip Girl flare.
Modern Fairytale, Identity, Belonging and Family
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