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Throwback audiobook

  • By: Maurene Goo
  • Narrator: Jennifer Sun Bell
  • Length: 11 hours 27 minutes
  • Publisher: Zando
  • Publish date: April 11, 2023
  • Language: English
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Throwback Audiobook Summary

Back to the Future meets Joy Luck Club in this fresh, funny novel about a Gen Z Korean American girl who gets stuck in the 90s with her teenaged mother, perfect for fans of Mary H.K. Choi, Morgan Matson, and Nicola Yoon.“No one can blend family, humor, satire, and love into a single perfect story like Maurene Goo can.” —Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Skyhunter“Funny and big-hearted, romantic, and delightfully unexpected in the best way.”— Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Instructions for DancingBeing a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what’s harder? Being the daughter of one.Priscilla is first-generation Korean American, a former high school cheerleader who expects Sam to want the same all-American nightmare. Meanwhile, Sam is a girl of the times who has no energy for clichéd high school aspirations. After a huge blowup, Sam is desperate to get away from Priscilla, but instead, finds herself thrown back. Way back.To her shock, Sam lands in the ’90s . . . alongside a 17-year-old Priscilla.Now, Sam has to deal with outdated tech, regressive ’90s attitudes, and her growing feelings for sweet, mysterious football player Jamie, who just might be the right guy in the wrong era.With the clock ticking, Sam must figure out how to fix things with Priscilla or risk being trapped in an analog world forever. Sam’s blast to the past has her questioning everything she thought she knew about her mom . . . and herself. One thing’s for sure: Time is a mother.Brimming with heart and humor, Maurene Goo’s Throwback asks big questions about what exactly one inherits and loses in the immigrant experience.A Junior Library Guild Selection

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Throwback Audiobook Narrator

Jennifer Sun Bell is the narrator of Throwback audiobook that was written by Maurene Goo

Jennifer Sun Bell is a professionally trained actor, singer, and voiceover artist who loves giving life to words on the page. She is based in Los Angeles.

About the Author(s) of Throwback

Maurene Goo is the author of Throwback

Throwback Full Details

Narrator Jennifer Sun Bell
Length 11 hours 27 minutes
Author Maurene Goo
Publisher Zando
Release date April 11, 2023
ISBN 9781666634518

Additional info

The publisher of the Throwback is Zando. The imprint is Zando Young Readers. It is supplied by Zando. The ISBN-13 is 9781666634518.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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