![]() ![]() ![]() When she finds out the truth about her father's identity, that he is in fact the Crown Prince of Japan, she emails to find out the truth. Izumi 'Izzy'Tanaka never felt like she belonged in her mostly white Northern Californian community. What worked: This is a refreshing twist on the whole teen finds out she's a Japanese princess. Will Izumi crumble under the weight of the crown, or will she live out her fairy tale, happily ever after? Izumi soon finds herself caught between worlds, and between versions of herself―back home, she was never “American” enough, and in Japan, she must prove she’s “Japanese” enough. There are conniving cousins, a hungry press, a scowling but handsome bodyguard who just might be her soulmate, and thousands of years of tradition and customs to learn practically overnight. But being a princess isn’t all ball gowns and tiaras. In a whirlwind, Izumi travels to Japan to meet the father she never knew and discover the country she always dreamed of. Which means outspoken, irreverent Izzy is literally a princess. But then Izumi discovers a clue to her previously unknown father’s identity…and he’s none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. Raised by a single mother, it’s always been Izumi―or Izzy, because “It’s easier this way”―and her mom against the world. Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in―it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. ![]()
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