Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, 1)

ISBN: 1250766621

Author: Jean, Emiko

Condition: New

Emiko Jeans New York Times bestseller and Reese Book Club Pick Tokyo Ever After is the refreshing, spot-on (Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary Japanese American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan!Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in-it isnt easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, its always been Izumi-or Izzy, because Its easier this way-and her mom against the world. But then Izumi discovers a clue to her previously unknown fathers identityand hes 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 isnt 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 shes Japanese enough. Will Izumi crumble under the weight of the crown, or will she live out her fairy tale, happily ever after?Look for the bestselling sequel, Tokyo Dreaming, out now.