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I Believe In A Thing Called Love

by Maurene Goo
RM33.27 MYR Now RM22.06 MYR Save 34% more
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High-achiever conquers love with k-drama tactics.

If you're someone who appreciates the messiness and the excitement of first love and teenage awkwardness, you'll find "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" to be an absolute delight. Maurene Goo has infused Desi's journey with humor and heart, packaging a relatable overachiever's quest for love in a unique, cheeky blueprint inspired by Korean dramas. It can be just the right mix of sweet, inspiring, and entertaining for your next read.

  • South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult (2020)
  • Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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I Believe In A Thing Called Love

by Maurene Goo
RM33.27 MYR Now RM22.06 MYR Save 34% more
ISBN: 9780374308193
Authors: Maurene Goo
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Date of Publication: 2017-05-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Young Adult, Romance
Related Topics: Humor, Young Adult Contemporary, Young Adult Romance, Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Teen, Coming of Age
Goodreads rating: 3.57
(rated by 12150 readers)

Description

A funny young adult novel about a Korean-American girl who uses K-Drama techniques to snag the boyfriend of her dreams.Desi Lee knows how carburetors work. She learned CPR at the age of five. As a high school senior, she has never missed a day of school and has never had a B in her entire life. She's for sure going to Stanford. But-- she's a disaster in romance, and her botched attempts at flirting have become legendary with her friends. So when the hottest human specimen to have ever lived walks into her life one day, Desi decides to tackle her flirting failures with the same zest she's applied to everything else in her life.
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*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

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High-achiever conquers love with k-drama tactics.

If you're someone who appreciates the messiness and the excitement of first love and teenage awkwardness, you'll find "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" to be an absolute delight. Maurene Goo has infused Desi's journey with humor and heart, packaging a relatable overachiever's quest for love in a unique, cheeky blueprint inspired by Korean dramas. It can be just the right mix of sweet, inspiring, and entertaining for your next read.

  • South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult (2020)
  • Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.