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. But being a princess isn't all ball gowns and tiaras. In a whirlwind, Izumi travels to Japan to meet the father she never knew and discover the country she always dreamed of. Which means outspoken, irreverent Izzy is literally a princess. But then Izumi discovers a clue to her previously unknown father's identity.and he's none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. Raised by a single mother, it's always been Izumi-or Izzy, because 'It's easier this way'-and her mom against the world. Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in-it isn't easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. The Princess Diaries meets Crazy Rich Asians in Emiko Jean's Tokyo Ever After, a 'refreshing, spot-on' ( Booklist, starred review) story of an ordinary Japanese-American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan.

About the Book After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life-complete with designer clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her handsome but stoic bodyguard-is a tough fit for the outspoken and irreverant eighteen-year-old from northern California.

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