Lunar New Year Love Story

Description: Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love.

Brief description: LeUyen Pham is the award-winning and best-selling creator of over 140 books for children, including The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood, Shrinking Violet by Laurel Snyder, Caldecott Honor Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris, and the Eisner Award-winning graphic novel Lunar New Year Love Story with Gene Yang. She is also the illustrator of the Princess in Black series, Real Friends graphic novel series, and cocreator of Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn with Shannon Hale. LeUyen lives with her family in Los Angeles, CA.

Review Quotes:

3x Eisner Award Winner
An NPR Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Best Book of the Year
A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year
A Horn Book Best Book of the Year
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books' 2024 Blue Ribbon Awards Winner
An Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Young Adult Literature Honor Title

"Lunar New Year Love Story, gorgeously rendered in graphic novel form by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham, deftly grafts the symbolism of these two holidays to create a rich tapestry of complimentary worldviews." --NPR

"The text and colorful comics work beautifully together in a story that captures the vibrant Asian community in Oakland, Calif." --Washington Post, from "Five YA novels to Read this Summer"

"Yang's storytelling is a multigenerational, multilayered, multicultural masterpiece of searching for lasting, empathic connection." -Booklist, starred review

"Valentina's quest is full of swoony moments that will satisfy romance readers, while her fearless journey of personal growth will win over everyone else." -Kirkus, starred review

"A positive and beautiful work of art that will make an impression on readers." -School Library Journal, starred review

"Yang and Pham do a wonderful job of weaving fractured families and romantic yearning with fantasy elements that show emotional states and growth, with plenty of humor throughout." -Horn Book, starred review

"Poignant moments amplified by evocatively colored digitally rendered panels address deep issues of parental abandonment and grief, while interjections of comic relief and a riveting subplot surrounding lion dancing result in a well-paced, well-balanced dual effort." --Publisher's Weekly, starred review

"Lunar New Year Love Story is a buoying tale about being open to the pain of love." --Shelf Awareness, starred review

"Graphic novel lovers who find themselves immersed in richly illustrated, culturally resonant intergenerational stories...will be unable to resist the intricate dance between love, grief, and learning staged in this fiercely empathetic instant classic." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB), starred review

"Lunar New Year Love Story will appeal to a broad audience, including younger teens. Though it is a love story, it embraces all kinds of love: romantic, yes, but also familial, intergenerational, spiritual and the special love between trusted friends." --Bookpage, starred review

"A beautiful comic that shows that love takes many forms and goes hand-in-hand with laughter, tears, heartbreak, and forgiveness." --Screen Rant