Bøger af Anna Gracia

A high school senior navigates messy boys, messier relationships, and the struggle of never quite living up to her Taiwanese mother's expectations. A modern Judy Blume meets Jenny Han, Boys I Know is a raw and realistic look into the lives of teen girls, examining the complex overlap between teen sexuality and Asian American identity. A sharp and unflinchingly honest journey of self-discovery.June Chu has always been the "just good enough" girl. Good enough to line the shelves with third-place trophies and steal secret kisses from her AP Bio partner, Rhys. But not good enough to meet her mother’s unrelenting expectations, or get Rhys to commit.While June’s mother insists she follow in her (perfect) sister’s footsteps and get a (full-ride) violin scholarship, June doesn’t see the point in trying too hard if she’s destined to fall short anyway. Instead, she focuses her efforts on making her relationship with Rhys "official."But after her methodically planned, tipsily executed scheme explodes on the level of a nuclear disaster, she flings herself into a new relationship with a guy who’s not allergic to the word girlfriend.As the line between sex and love blurs, and pressure to map out her entire future threatens to burst, June will have to decide on whose terms she’s going to live her life—even if it means fraying her relationship with her mother beyond repair.

Three Asian American teen girls look for direction in their lives as they compete against each other at an elite tennis tournament.

"It's the summer after junior year of college, and Grace is looking forward to going to LA with her boyfriend, Josh. When he unexpectedly dumps her, she's left with a hole in her heart and in her summer schedule. Her (very wealthy) best friend, Tiff, along with their new friend, Camille, a French foreign exchange student, come to the rescue and whisk her away to a beach house in Cancun for a week of R&R. Little do Tiff and Camille know, though, that's where Josh is headed, with his maybe-new-girlfriend Caity, Grace's #1 rival in their school's theater program and the daughter of a famed Mexican filmmaker. Grace feels confident that she can balance having fun with her girlfriends with trying to win Josh back. But then she meets Daniel, who is in Cancun working at his uncle's soccer camp. Daniel turns out to be everything Josh isn't-a good listener, genuinely supportive, patient in the bedroom, and encouraging. Plus, he's also biracial (half Chinese, half Mexican) and understands Grace in a way no boy ever has. Over the course of a debaucherous week, Grace will discover things-about love, her friendships, and herself-that will put the world into much clearer focus. Perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Christina Lauren, The Break-Up Vacation promises to be a boisterous, feel-good novel about college life, when falling in love was brand new and making friends was all that mattered"--