I'll Be the One
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Diverse book recommended by The Today Show * A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year * Bank Street Best Book of the Year * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALAâs Rainbow Book List Top 10 for Teen Readers
The world of K-Pop has never met a star like this. Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun, thoughtful rom-com celebrating confidence and body positivityâperfect for fans of Jenny Han and Julie Murphy.
Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldnât dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldnât call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, sheâs about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother, have set for girls like her.
Sheâll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and sheâll do it better than anyone else.
When Skye nails her audition, sheâs immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. What she doesnât count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho.
But Skye has her sights on becoming the worldâs first plus-sized K-pop star, and that means winning the competitionâwithout losing herself.
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Lyla Lee is the author of Iâll Be the One and the Mindy Kim series for younger readers. Born in South Korea, sheâs since lived in various cities throughout the United States. Inspired by her English teacher, she started writing her own stories in fourth grade and finished her first novel at the age of fourteen. After studying psychology and cinematic arts at the University of Southern California and working in Hollywood, Lyla now lives in Dallas, Texas. When sheâs not writing, she is petting cute dogs and searching for the perfect bowl of shaved ice. You can visit her at www.lylaleebooks.com.
