Tokyo Ever After

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Title

Tokyo Ever After

Creator

Jean, Emiko (author)
Ed De Vera, John (illustrator)

Description

Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in—it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, it’s always been Izumi—or Izzy, because “It’s easier this way”—and her mom against the world. But then Izumi discovers a clue to her previously unknown father’s identity…and he’s none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. Which means outspoken, irreverent Izzy is literally a princess. In a whirlwind, Izumi travels to Japan to meet the father she never knew and discover the country she always dreamed of. But being a princess isn’t all ball gowns and tiaras. There are conniving cousins, a hungry press, a scowling but handsome bodyguard who just might be her soulmate, and thousands of years of tradition and customs to learn practically overnight. Izumi soon finds herself caught between worlds, and between versions of herself—back home, she was never “American” enough, and in Japan, she must prove she’s “Japanese” enough. Will Izumi crumble under the weight of the crown, or will she live out her fairy tale, happily ever after? (chapters.indigo.ca)

Publisher

Flatiron Books (imprint) | Macmillan Books (publisher)

Date

2021

Coverage

New York, New York, United States

Format

Print book (hardcover), 336 pages, 8.43 x 5.71 x 1.19 in.

Type

Book

Language

language: English

Source

"Tokyo Ever After." chapters.indigo.ca, https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/tokyo-ever-after-a-novel/9781250766601-item.html. Accessed 25 February 2022.

Identifier

ISBN 9781250766601

Book Item Type Metadata

Original Format of Book

young adult fiction

Character Type

human (primary character)
human (secondary characters)

Race/Ethnicity

Asian (primary character)
Asian (secondary characters)

Gender Identity

girl/woman (primary character)
boy/man (secondary characters)
girl/woman (secondary characters)

Sexuality

unspecified sexuality (primary character)

Files

jean-TokyoEverAfter-cover.jpg

Citation

Jean, Emiko (author) and Ed De Vera, John (illustrator), “Tokyo Ever After,” Windows and Mirrors: Diversity in Books for Young Readers, accessed November 14, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/windowsandmirrors/items/show/247.

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