num_pages: 402
description: If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself hed say he was a rock. Steady and strong but not particularly interesting. His grades are average his social status unremarkable. He works at his parents pho restaurant and even there he is his parents fifth favorite employee. Not ideal.If Linh Mai had to describe herself shed say she was a firecracker. Stable when unlit but full of potential for joy and fire. She loves art and dreams pursuing a career in it. The only problem? Her parents rely on her in ways theyre not willing to admit including working practically full-time at her familys pho restaurant.For years the Mais and the Nguyens have been at odds having owned competing neighboring pho restaurants. Bao and Linh whove avoided each other for most of their lives both suspect that the feud stems from feelings much deeper than friendly competition.But then a chance encounter brings Linh and Bao in the same vicinity despite their best efforts and sparks fly leading them both to wonder what took so long for them to connect. But then of course they immediately remember.Can Linh and Bao find love in the midst of feuding families and complicated histories?When Dimple Met Rishi meets Ugly Delicious in this funny smart romantic comedy in which two Vietnamese-American teens fall in love and must navigate their newfound relationship amid their families age-old feud about their competing neighboring restaurants.
language: English
title: A Pho Love Story
publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers