Frankly In Love
My New York Times bestselling debut novel. It's about a boy who falls in love for fake in order to fall in love for real. The boy is Korean-American, like me.
"Frankly in Love was one of the hottest manuscripts of 2018, and inspired an intense bidding war between 10 publishing houses."
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Paramount Players optioned my book for development into a feature film a year before its publication date.
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Narrated by the amazing actor and voice talent veteran Raymond Lee.
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Filmed in New York City with five fantastic actors and two very large lazy susans (you’ll see). There’s also a really fun behind-the-scenes video, too!
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Selected as a best of 2019 by:
"Admirably, Yoon explores themes of racism, forgiveness and acceptance without getting earnest or preachy or letting anyone off the hook. And there’s a universality to the story that cuts across cultures."
"Yoon’s fresh and nuanced approach to Frank’s struggle to navigate cultural tensions amplifies both the vulnerabilities and strengths that can come with being a child of immigrants."
"Yoon’s unpacking of the complexity of the racial dynamics at play is impressive—and notably, the novel succeeds equally well as pure romance."
"Funny, profane, and poignant."
"Even readers who aren’t fans of romance will be drawn into this beautifully written exploration of family, identity, and self-discovery."
"I nearly wept from the feeling of having been seen for the first time in YA literature."
"Yoon never settles for stereotypes, instead giving his well-defined characters a diversity of experience, identity, sexuality, and ambition."
19-ish languages & counting
In addition to North American English, Frankly In Love will be appearing in Arabic, Dutch, English (UK Commonwealth), French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
Arabic
Portuguese (Brasil)
Hungarian
Portuguese (Portugal)
Dutch
Indonesian
Russian
English (UK Commonwealth)
German
Swedish
Vietnamese
Spanish
Black-Eyed Susan Award 2020-2021 Nominee (MARYLAND)
Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022 Nominee (IOWA)
Lincoln Award 2022 Master List (ILLINOIS)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers Choice Award 2022 Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2021 Nominee (RHODE ISLAND)
Soaring Eagle Book Award 2020-2021 Nominee (WYOMING)
Virginia Readers' Choice Award 2021-2022 Nominee (VIRGINIA)
California Young Reader Medal Nominee 2021-2022 Finalist (CALIFORNIA)
North Star YA Book Award 2019 List (MAINE)
TAYSHAS 2021 Reading List (TEXAS)
Volunteer State Book Award 2020-2021 Nominee (TENNESSEE)
State Award Honors
Published by Penguin Young Readers, Putnam on September 10, 2019 under Penguin Young Readers, Putnam imprint. My editor is the incomparable Jen Klonsky.
