I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn. 314 p. Scholastic Press/ Scholastic Inc., 2019. 9781338302882. (Review of finished copy courtesy of publisher.)
Teen Tuesday features I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn. Seventeen-year-old Kimi Nakamura's future seems set. Poised to be accepted into a prestigious art institute, she just needs to finish her portfolio and she's stuck. Her mom's been nagging and for the first time in her life, she has no inspiration because secretly, she doesn't want to go to art school. Fashion is her passion. She deconstructs old clothes and remakes them adding textiles and textures into Kimi Originals. When a letter arrives from her estranged grandparents in Japan offering airfare for a visit, Kimi jumps at the opportunity to get away from her problems and meet her grandparents for the first time and explore Japanese culture.
Upon her arrival, she's greeted warmly by her grandfather, but rather coldly by her grandmother, who reminds Kimi of her own disapproving mother. She soon loses herself in the beauty of Kyoto and meets a cute boy who dances as a mochi mascot for his uncle's mochi shop. He offers to show her around and romance blossoms.
This adorable romance goes down sweetly but has some subtle depth as Kimi muses about racism, micro-aggressions and cultural belonging. I Love You So Mochi is a must-read for romance fans.
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