I'll Be the One

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / LGBTQ

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Lyla Lee

Diverse book recommended by The Today Show * A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year * Bank Street Best Book of the Year * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALA’s Rainbow Book List Top 10 for Teen ReadersThe world of K-Pop has never met a star like this. Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun, thoughtful rom-com celebrating confidence and body positivity—perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Julie Murphy.Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn’t dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn’t call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, she’s about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother, have set for girls like her.She’ll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and she’ll do it better than anyone else.When Skye nails her audition, she’s immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. What she doesn’t count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho.But Skye has her sights on becoming the world’s first plus-sized K-pop star, and that means winning the competition—without losing herself.

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Author

Lyla Lee

Pages

336

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2020-06-16

ISBN

0062936948 9780062936943

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"Sure, the plot is kind of unrealistic, but this book is so fun and relentlessly positive. A pleasure to read."

Sarah Brown

"This was a pretty good book with a fun story. The things that I liked about this story where the romance between Skye and Henry, the body positivity demonstrated by Skye's character about being fat/plus-sized and that you can do what you enjoy and are good at no matter what you look like or what other people say.<br/>The other thing that was thought-provoking for me was the examination, description, and discussion about the troubled relationship between Skye and her mother and how Skye tried to understand her mother and accept the relationship she had with her even though it wasn't what she wanted. It also reminded me of how sometimes we have to accept people and our relationships with them as they are and that they won't always change to what we want because sometimes one or other of the people in a relationship just can't or won't work to meet and compromise on things.<br/>It's got some good messages in this story with the body positivity, about self-esteem, self-confidence, sticking up for yourself, chasing your dreams, and learning to accept and love yourself as well as others as you are and as they are."

Annette W

"Absolutely amazing!!!I couldn't put it down!!"

Asteroid

"This is a really cute book. Like yes, the plot is a bit silly and wish-fulfillment-y and a few things are way too easily resolved but overall the book is so positive and charming that I didn't care. The main character and her friends were great, and I just overall had fun reading this."

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"Beautiful story with LGBTQ+ representation. Honestly this is a perfect book for any girl or anyone to find the confidence within them to follow their dreams."