First Love Language
$32.96
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
11 February 2025
Summary
For fans of Frankly in Love and Tokyo Ever After comes a romantic dramedy about finding love and reconnecting with your culture in the most surprising ways.
Two teens discover that love defies the boundaries of any spoken language in this debut romantic dramedy about finding love and reconnecting with your culture in the most surprising ways.
A WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST NOW PART OF THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER
Taiwanese American Catie Carlson …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593750964 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593750969 |
| Author: | Stefany Valentine |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Workshop |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 11 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 374g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 145mm x 216mm |
| Audience Age: | 12 |
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Critics Review
A WILLIAM C. MORRIS YA DEBUT AWARD FINALIST
Amazon Editors’ Best YA Book of January 2025
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Forbes Most Anticipated Book of 2025
A Kobo Best YA Book of the Month
“A poignant and emotional story of immigration, adoption, and family, and was the Amazon Editors’ top YA pick for January 2025.” —Ben Grange, Amazon Editor
“A funny and deeply moving exploration of family, love, grief, and self-discovery. As a fellow adoptee, I’m grateful to Valentine for illuminating an experience seen too rarely in young adult literature.” —Nicole Chung, best-selling author of All You Can Ever Know and A Living Remedy
“A masterfully written story [and] a must-read for anyone searching for hope and home.” —Mariama J. Lockington, Stonewall Honor and Schneider Family Book Award–winning author of In the Key of Us, Forever is Now, and For Black Girls Like Me
“The yearning for a language lost or never known tugs at an unspoken sadness familiar to many in the diaspora, but Valentine handles the added complications of religion, grief, and love with a lightness and relatability that will have readers flying through its pages.” —Anna Gracia, author of Boys I Know and The Misdirection of Fault Lines
“An engaging plot and details of daily life provide glimpses into the diversity within LDS and adoptive family cultures. A sweet, thoughtfully developed romance with some unusual twists and layers.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A white and Taiwanese American adoptee reconnects with her roots and experiences first love in Valentine’s romantic and profound debut. Humorous moments of joy and connection—facilitated by the love interests’ shared cultural appreciation and deepening attraction, as well as Catie’s desire to broaden her understanding of her personal history—deftly buoy sensitively rendered depictions of heavy topics surrounding grief and transracial adoption.” —Publishers Weekly
“Brave, curious, and determined Catie is a protagonist to root for throughout her experience of love and heartbreak in this stirring, beautifully written story.” —Booklist
Stefany Valentine
Stefany Valentine is an emerging young adult author. Her first publication is featured in the adoptee anthology, When We Became Ours, and her sophomore title, Love Makes Mochi, is expected to release with Joy Revolution in 2026. Follow her for updates on TikTok, Instagram, and X @BooksByStefany.
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