
Made in Korea
Sarah Suk(Author)
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
Published on 18. May 2021
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-5344-7437-6 (ISBN)
Description
Frankly in Love meets Shark Tank in this feel-good romantic comedy about two entrepreneurial Korean American teens who butt heads?and maybe fall in love?while running competing Korean beauty businesses at their high school.
There's nothing Valerie Kwon loves more than making a good sale. Together with her cousin Charlie, they run V&C K-BEAUTY, their school's most successful student-run enterprise. With each sale, Valerie gets closer to taking her beloved and adventurous halmeoni to her dream city, Paris.
Enter the new kid in class, Wes Jung, who is determined to pursue music after graduation despite his parents' major disapproval. When his classmates clamor to buy the K-pop branded beauty products his mom gave him to "make new friends," he sees an opportunity?one that may be the key to help him pay for the music school tuition he knows his parents won't cover…
What he doesn't realize, though, is that he is now V&C K-BEAUTY's biggest competitor.
Stakes are high as Valerie and Wes try to outsell each other, make the most money, and take the throne for the best business in school?all while trying to resist the undeniable spark that's crackling between them. From hiring spies to all-or-nothing bets, the competition is much more than either of them bargained for.
But one thing is clear: only one Korean business can come out on top.
There's nothing Valerie Kwon loves more than making a good sale. Together with her cousin Charlie, they run V&C K-BEAUTY, their school's most successful student-run enterprise. With each sale, Valerie gets closer to taking her beloved and adventurous halmeoni to her dream city, Paris.
Enter the new kid in class, Wes Jung, who is determined to pursue music after graduation despite his parents' major disapproval. When his classmates clamor to buy the K-pop branded beauty products his mom gave him to "make new friends," he sees an opportunity?one that may be the key to help him pay for the music school tuition he knows his parents won't cover…
What he doesn't realize, though, is that he is now V&C K-BEAUTY's biggest competitor.
Stakes are high as Valerie and Wes try to outsell each other, make the most money, and take the throne for the best business in school?all while trying to resist the undeniable spark that's crackling between them. From hiring spies to all-or-nothing bets, the competition is much more than either of them bargained for.
But one thing is clear: only one Korean business can come out on top.
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Language
English
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 to 17 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
412 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5344-7437-6 (9781534474376)
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Sarah Suk
Made in Korea
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Sarah Suk (pronounced like soup with a K) lives in Vancouver, Canada, where she writes stories and admires mountains. When she's not writing, you can find her hanging out by the water, taking film photos, or eating a bowl of bingsu. Made in Korea is her first novel. You can visit Sarah online at SarahSuk.com and on Twitter and Instagram @SarahAeliSuk.