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The boy you always wanted

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A girl, a boy, a grandfather and a plan. The girl: Francine. Model teenager, dutiful granddaughter, absolutely no chill. The grandfather: Francine’s beloved a gung. He has one final wish, a male heir to carry on the family traditions. It’s an outdated idea, but Francine loves him, and she has a plan to bring him the boy he always wanted. The boy: Ollie. Family friend, former crush, no idea how Francine has convinced him to get mixed up in her off-the-wall, and totally sexist, honorary grandson plan. The plan: might work. But as Ollie and Francine’s worlds collide, their secrets get tangled, and so do their feelings.

ISBN: 9781474989749 Author: Quach, Michelle Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd. Publication Date: 3rd August 2023 Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd. Cover: Paperback Dewey: 813.6 (edition:23) Pages: 362 Language: English Edition: Paperback original Readership: Young Adult / Code: C Category: Young Adult Subjects: Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Romance & relationships stories, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issues, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Sexuality & relationships

“Totally in love with this novel.” Loan Le, author of A Pho Love Story

A girl, a boy, a grandfather and a plan.
The girl: Francine. Model teenager, dutiful granddaughter, absolutely no chill.

The grandfather: Francine’s beloved a gung. He has one final wish, a male heir to carry on the family traditions. It’s an outdated idea, but Francine loves him, and she has a plan to bring him the boy he always wanted.

The boy: Ollie. Family friend, former crush, no idea how Francine has convinced him to get mixed up in her off-the-wall, and totally sexist, honorary grandson plan.

The plan: might work. But as Ollie and Francine’s worlds collide, their secrets get tangled, and so do their feelings. Sometimes what you really want, isn’t at all what you expected.

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