Frank Li is a high school senior living in Southern California. Frank''s parents emigrated from Korea, and have pretty much one big rule for Frank - he must only date Korean girls.

But he''s got strong feelings for a girl in his class, Brit - and she''s not Korean. His friend Joy Song is in the same boat and knows her parents will never accept her Chinese American boyfriend, so they make a pact: they''ll pretend to date each other in order to gain their freedom.

Frank thinks fake-dating is the perfect plan, but it leaves him wondering if he ever really understood love - or himself - at all.

David Yoon''s debut novel is a quirky, authentic, heartbreaking romantic comedy and a refreshingly different take on race, immigrant communities, friendship and family.

Frank Li is a high school senior living in Southern California. Frank''s parents emigrated from Korea, and have pretty much one big rule for Frank - he must only date Korean girls.

But he''s got strong feelings for a girl in his class, Brit - and she''s not Korean. His friend Joy Song is in the same boat and knows her parents will never accept her Chinese American boyfriend, so they make a pact: they''ll pretend to date each other in order to gain their freedom.

Frank thinks fake-dating is the perfect plan, but it leaves him wondering if he ever really understood love - or himself - at all.

David Yoon''s debut novel is a quirky, authentic, heartbreaking romantic comedy and a refreshingly different take on race, immigrant communities, friendship and family.