![]() ![]() She expects Kimi to be a painter as well, but Kimi is more interested in clothing design (Kimi insists that this is “just a hobby”). Kimi’s mom is a painter who sacrificed for years before she was finally able to turn her full attention to painting. Consequently, Kimi has never met her maternal grandparents. However, Kimi’s mother defied her own parents when she married someone who was born in America as opposed to someone born in Japan. Kimi knows her father’s family and has heard their stories about internment during WWII and other challenges they faced. The set up is that Kimi’s mom was born in Japan, and Kimi’s father is a fourth-generation Japanese American. If this was the book’s goal, it has succeeded. Kimi is a likeable and engaging heroine, everything is gorgeous, and now I’m hungry and want to go to Japan. ![]() In the process she connects with her Japanese grandparents, meets A BOY, sees cool stuff, makes things, and eats fantastic food. In this book, Kimi, a Japanese-American high school senior, visits Japan to Find Herself. ![]() I Love You So Mochi is an adorable YA with a romance in it, although it’s more of a coming of age story than a romance novel. ![]()
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