Pho Love Story

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352 pages

English language

Published Oct. 14, 2021 by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers.

ISBN:
978-1-5344-4193-4
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2 stars (5 reviews)

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4 stars

It took a bit longer for me to be invested in the story than I was expecting but I started to enjoy it much more as I continued reading. One thing I liked a lot was that Vietnamese expressions and food names weren't given translation notes or explained in-text, they were just integrated into the story and could be understood with surrounding context.

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I knew I had to read this book as soon as I heard about it. A foodie YA contemporary love story? Yes, please.Bao and Linh have been kept apart ever since they were children even though they spend most of their time across the street from each other at competing pho restaurants. Each family knows that the other are terrible cooks as well as being sneaky and underhanded too. Neither Bao or Linh have any idea how their parents know this about each other. It is just understood. When Bao and Linh meet again, they bond over their shared experiences growing up with immigrant families in the restaurant business. While comparing stories they realize that there may be something more between their families than just being rival business owners. This book looks into the results of the trauma of the Vietnam War on families who had to flee the fighting. …

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