I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

Diverse book recommended by The Today Show * A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year * Bank Street Best Book of the Year * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALA's Rainbow Book List Top 10 for Teen Readers

The world of K-Pop has never met a star like this. Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun, thoughtful rom-com celebrating confidence and body positivity--perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Julie Murphy.

Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn't dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn't call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, she's about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother, have set for girls like her.

She'll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and she'll do it better than anyone else.

When Skye nails her audition, she's immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. What she doesn't count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho.

But Skye has her sights on becoming the world's first plus-sized K-pop star, and that means winning the competition--without losing herself.

I'll Be the One and the Mindy Kim series for younger readers are written by Lyla Lee. She was born in a small town in South Korea and has lived in several places around the United States. She began writing her own stories in fourth grade after being inspired by her English instructor, and by the age of fourteen, she had completed her first novel. Lyla presently lives in Dallas, Texas, after studying psychology and cinematic arts at the University of Southern California and working in Hollywood. She spends her free time teaching children and looking for the ideal bowl of shaved ice. Her website is www.lylaleebooks.com.