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Rules for Rule Breaking

by Talia Tucker
Shannon Tyo
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Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this debut YA rom-com about two Korean American teens forced into a shared college visit road trip where they discover that the reasons they’ve been rivals their entire lives might actually be signs they’re a perfect pair.
Winter Park and Bobby Bae are Korean American high school juniors whose families have been friends since the kids were making crayon art. They, however, are repulsed by each other.
Winter is MIT-bound, comfortable keeping people at arm’s length, and known by others as responsible, though she has a desire to let loose. This probably comes from her rebel grandmother, who is constantly pushing boundaries and encouraging Winter to do so as well. Winter’s best friend is moving abroad and won’t be attending college at all, and Winter’s wrestling with what it means to be left behind. Bobby is as Type-A, anxious, and risk-averse as you can get. He’s also been recently dumped, which has him feeling disoriented and untethered.
That’s why, when Winter’s and Bobby’s parents insist that they go on a northeast college campus tour together, both teens find reasons to accept even though the idea of being stuck in a car together for 700 miles sounds unbearable. What awaits them is a journey of self-discovery, and the only rule on their road trip is to break all the rules. At first, this happens in hilariously calculated ways (using lists and reason and logic!), but they soon abandon that, challenging each other to dares in Virginia, getting high and wandering around Philly for food—and battling the subsequent digestive distress—and crashing a party in Cambridge. And, of course, realizing that they’re perfect together.

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  • Release date

    March 19, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593820872
      • File size: 210874 KB
      • Duration: 07:19:19

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 19, 2024
      Shenanigans abound in this satisfying, laugh-out-loud road-trip debut. Though their parents are family friends, Korean American teens Bobby Bae and Winter Park have been nemeses since childhood. To keep their parents unaware of their feud, the duo follows certain guidelines, including playing nice in front of their families and not meeting outside of school. When their parents pressure them into visiting Massachusetts universities together, though, Winter’s halmeoni encourages the teens to “break a few rules.” Heeding her advice, they set out to cross things off their bucket list—with a new set of guidelines, of course. Initially, tensions rise over their clashing personalities and individual challenges: Bobby is dealing with the fallout of a recent breakup, and Winter is grieving her once perfect picture of attending college with her best friend, who doesn’t plan to continue her schooling. After Winter persuades Bobby to deviate from his detailed itinerary, the teens embark on an unexpected—and surprisingly fun—rule-breaking adventure. Tucker levies dynamic storytelling via the duo’s alternating POVs to present a lightweight rom-com that captures the thrill of spontaneity and budding romance. Ages 12–up.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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