72 pages • 2 hours read
Frankly in Love
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019
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Teacher Introduction
Frankly in Love
- Genre: Fiction; young adult realistic
- Originally Published: 2019
- Reading Level/Interest: Lexile HL660L; grades 9-12
- Structure/Length: 37 chapters; approximately 432 pages; approximately 10 hours, 11 minutes on audio
- Protagonist and Central Conflict: Frank Li, a Korean American high school senior, falls in love with a classmate who is not Korean despite his parents’ disapproval.
- Potential Sensitivity Issues: Racism; xenophobia; gun violence; mental health; anxiety; profanity; racial slurs, including the use of a word that means the “n-word”; sexual content; use of alcohol; assault; parent’s cancer diagnosis and discussion of parent death
David Yoon, Author
- Bio: Grew up in Orange County, California; currently lives in LA with his wife, author Nicola Yoon; co-founder of Yooniverse Media; co-publisher of Joy Revolution, which publishes love stories featuring diverse characters
- Other Works: Super Fake Love Song (2020)
- Awards: William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist; Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Honor Book; One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best YA Books of All Time
CENTRAL THEMES connected and noted throughout this Teaching Unit:
- Cultural Identity and Belonging
- Parents as Flawed Humans
- Authenticity and Self-Discovery
STUDY OBJECTIVES: In accomplishing the components of this Teaching Unit, students will:
- Explore background information on bildungsroman and discuss cultural gaps between children of immigrants and their parents to increase their engagement with and understanding of Frankly in Love.
