This wish-fulfillment story twines “Cinderella” moments with intersectional issues-class, racism, sexism-but it’s Candace’s sense of self-worth that will get readers to cheer. Buy K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over 25. Debut author Lee captures the fun of K-pop music while exploring a factory where young women are scrutinized and subject to extreme dietary and physical expectations. Getting in is only the start of Candace’s challenges, however: she must persuade her protective parents to let her visit Seoul for intensive training, live in a dormitory with 49 other competitive young women, and navigate culture shock, training, and the competition. A korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the. But their Korean-born parents, who met at a prestigious music school in Korea but now run a convenience store, “won’t budge.” Encouraged by best friends Imani and Ethan, Candace secretly auditions for a new girl group being created by the entertainment company behind an internationally popular K-pop boy band.

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