Throwback, Maurene Goo
Throwback, Maurene Goo
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Throwback

Author: Maurene Goo

Narrator: Jennifer Sun Bell

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zando

Published: 04/11/2023


Synopsis

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 Dancing Being 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 Now, Sam has to deal with outdated tech, regressive ’90s attitudes, and her growing feelings for sweet, mysterious football player Jamie, who just might be the right guy in the wrong era.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

About Maurene Goo

Maurene Goo is the author of several acclaimed books for young adults, including I Believe in a Thing Called Love and Somewhere Only We Know. She’s also written for Marvel’s Silk series. She lives and writes in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and cats.

About Jennifer Sun Bell

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wayne on May 25, 2020

One of the better Guy books I've read in awhile. This one was more brutal and bloody than others that I have read from the author. This starts out very well. People in the city are reverting to a sort of neanderthal type man. Food, sex, violence and survival are all they seem to crave. Some people o......more

Goodreads review by Hal on September 19, 2024

I only had fleeting memories of 'Throwback' from when I first read it, probably in the late eighties when I was buying a lot of Guy's books new at W. H. Smith's, back when horror was a commodity of value in a high street newsagent. What I remember was something akin to 'Thirst', in which some widesp......more

Goodreads review by Dustin on June 08, 2011

I am deleting my previous reveiw, and replacing it with this one. This book was fun, sort of, but also very stupid. It took me a long time to finish, because I had a really hard time getting into it. THat said, I at no point wanted to throw it out a window or tear it apart or set it on fire, so that......more

Goodreads review by Emma on April 27, 2017

I read every Guy N Smith book I could get my hands on when I was in my middle teens, I still have most of them too! But even though I haven't read this in about 20 years it still remains my favourite one of his books.......more