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Talk That Talk, Read That Book: Joyful K-Inspired Teen Fiction
If you're as obsessed with K-Pop and K-dramas as we are, pick one (or all!) of these fantastically fun and often romantic teen novels.
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Once Upon a K-Prom
2022 by Cho, KatGet this itemElena had no plans to go to prom, but when her childhood best friend returns she remembers the pact they had to go together. The only problem? He's now a K-Pop superstar.
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Flip the Script
2022 by Lee, LylaGet this itemHana knows everything there is about K-dramas, which is why she landed a starring role in the buzziest new show! But when she starts to fall for her costar and a rival for her part appears on-screen, she'll have to pull out all the stops to keep her place--and her heart--intact.
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The Noh Family
2022 by Shim, GraceGet this itemWhen Chloe travels to Seoul to meet her father's ultra-rich family, she begins to realize there was a reason her mother kept her away. Who can she trust in this new family full of secrets and drama?
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Seoulmates
2022 by Lee, SusanGet this itemHannah is the only person in her group who doesn't love her Korean culture, and it's the reason her boyfriend dumped her. Now she must find a way to embrace a new side of herself, and she's enlisted the help of her childhood friend--who just so happens to be a K-drama celebrity.
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Made in Korea
2021 by Suk, SarahGet this itemIn this enemies-to-loves romance, two business-savvy students compete to rule the K-beauty scene at their high school. But amid the scheming, spying, and underhanded sabotage, could there also be love?
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I Guess I Live Here Now
2022 by Ahn, ClaireGet this itemMelody is uprooted from her precious New York City and suddenly finds herself living in Seoul. Suffice it to say, she is not a fan. As she discovers new and exciting parts of the city and culture, can she reconnect to her identity and learn to embrace her new home?
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Fireworks
2022 by Lin, AliceGet this itemLulu hasn't seen her childhood best friend Kite since he moved to South Korea to join a K-Pop group, but four years later, he's back! While she is determined to go back to the way things used to be, his fame and her developing feelings could get in the way.
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The Jasmine Project
2021 by Ireland, MeredithGet this itemIn a story that would fit perfectly into any K-drama, Jasmine's giant, overprotective Korean family secretly arranges to use her high-school graduation party to introduce her to Orlando's most eligible men--and hilarity ensues!
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K-Pop Confidential
2020 by Lee, StephanGet this itemCandace Park is an ordinary girl who won a coveted place at a K-Pop training program, and it should be a dream come true. But does she have what it takes, and is the price of perfection worth it?
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I'll Be the One
2020 by Lee, LylaGet this itemSkye is ready to break into the world of K-Pop, and she won't be changing herself to do it! But as she rises to the top, she'll have to battle fat-phobic beauty standards, toxic media fame, and the perils of falling for her fellow competitor.
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Shine
2020 by Jung, JessicaGet this itemWritten by an actual K-Pop superstar, this inspiring and shocking story is inspired by her real rise to fame, her recruitment to one of Seoul's largest K-Pop labels, and the dark scandals of the industry.
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XOXO
2021 by Oh, AxieGet this itemSecret romance and whirlwind courtship abound in this swoony story of a young girl following her dream of classical music, only to find her love life upended by a spontaneous stranger. And when this stranger happens to be involved in the world of K-Pop, does she follow her head or her heart?
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Somewhere Only We Know
2019 by Goo, MaureneGet this itemA K-Pop star and a part-time paparazzo fall for each other. What could do wrong? Or should we say, what could go joyfully, hilariously, and heartwarmingly right?
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