EmikoJean’sNewYorkTimesbestsellerandReeseBookClubPickTokyoEverAfteristhe“refreshing,spot-on“(Booklist,starredreview)storyofanordinaryJapaneseAmericangirlwhodiscoversthatherfatheristheCrownPrinceofJapan!IzumiTanakahasneverreallyfeltlikeshefitin--itisn’teasybeingJapaneseAmericaninhersmall,mostlywhite,northernCaliforniatown.Raisedbyasinglemother,it’salwaysbeenIzumi--orIzzy,because“It’seasierthisway“--andhermomagainsttheworld.ButthenIzumidiscoversacluetoherpreviouslyunknownfather’sidentity...andhe’snoneotherthantheCrownPrinceofJapan.Whichmeansoutspoken,irreverentIzzyisliterallyaprincess.Inawhirlwind,IzumitravelstoJapantomeetthefathersheneverknewanddiscoverthecountryshealwaysdreamedof.Butbeingaprincessisn’tallballgownsandtiaras.Thereareconnivingcousins,ahungrypress,ascowlingbuthandsomebodyguardwhojustmightbehersoulmate,andthousandsofyearsoftraditionandcustomstolearnpracticallyovernight.Izumisoonfindsherselfcaughtbetweenworlds,andbetweenversionsofherself--backhome,shewasnever“American“enough,andinJapan,shemustproveshe’s“Japanese“enough.WillIzumicrumbleundertheweightofthecrown,orwillsheliveoutherfairytale,happilyeverafter?Lookforthebestsellingsequel,TokyoDreaming,outnow.
