Overview

I'm here to take you to live with your father. In Tokyo, Japan! Happy birthday! In the Land of the Rising Sun, where high culture meets high kitsch, and fashion and technology are at the forefront of the First World's future, the foreign-born teen elite attend ICS-the International Collegiate School of Tokyo. Their accents are fluid. Their homes are ridiculously posh. Their sports games often involve a (private) plane trip to another country. They miss school because of jet lag and visa issues. When they get in trouble, they seek diplomatic immunity. Enter foster-kid-out-of-water Elle Zoellner, who, on her sixteenth birthday discovers that her long-lost father, Kenji Takahara, is actually a Japanese hotel mogul and wants her to come live with him. Um, yes, please! Elle jets off first class from Washington, DC, to Tokyo, which seems like a dream come true. Until she meets her enigmatic father, her way-too-fab aunt, and her hypercritical grandmother, who seems to wish Elle didn't exist. In an effort to please her new family, Elle falls in with the Ex-Brats, a troupe of ubercool international kids who spend money like it's air. But when she starts to crush on a boy named Ryuu, who's frozen out by the Brats and despised by her new family, her already tenuous living situation just might implode. My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life is about learning what it is to be a family, and finding the inner strength to be yourself, even in the most extreme circumstances.

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A fun, well-paced novel about family, friendship, and romance...A fun and enjoyable look into the drama of lives of privilege and power. -- Kirkus Reviews Elle's narration sparkles with wit and insight...Cohn's descriptions of Tokyo are fresh and vivid, focusing on details interesting to teen readers...One of those rare books that combines an authentic teen voice with a confident plunge into a fascinating culture. -- Booklist (starred review)

A bawdy and colorful outing that may draw fans of Bridesmaids and Broad City. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books on Kill All Happies Relatable and entertaining. -- School Library Journal on Kill All Happies A fun, well-paced novel about family, friendship, and romance...A fun and enjoyable look into the drama of lives of privilege and power. -- Kirkus Reviews Elle's narration sparkles with wit and insight...Cohn's descriptions of Tokyo are fresh and vivid, focusing on details interesting to teen readers...One of those rare books that combines an authentic teen voice with a confident plunge into a fascinating culture. -- Booklist (starred review)

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Rachel Cohn is the New York Times bestselling author of several young adult novels, including Kill All Happies; Gingerbread; Shrimp; Cupcake; and, with David Levithan, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, and Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah. Visit Rachel online at RachelCohn.com or on Twitter @rachelcohn. Adenrele Ojo is an actress, dancer, and audiobook narrator, winner of over a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2018. She made her on-screen debut in My Little Girl, starring Jennifer Lopez, and has since starred in several other films. She has also performed extensively with the Philadelphia Dance Company. As the daughter of John E. Allen, Jr., founder and artistic director of Freedom Theatre, the oldest African American theater in Pennsylvania, is no stranger to the stage. In 2010 she performed in the Fountain Theatre's production of The Ballad of Emmett Till, which won the 2010 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Ensemble. Other plays include August Wilson's Jitney and Freedom Theatre's own Black Nativity, where she played Mary.

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