Permanent Record by Mary H. K. Choi

Pablo is in debt,  has left college, and is working nights at a bodega when mega popstar Leanna Smart comes in to buy some snacks.  She’s unrecognizable to him as he swoons over her at the checkout counter.  Eventually it becomes clear that their attraction is mutual and Leanna begins taking Pablo to places he’s never been. Soon Pablo is head over heels in love,  but in no shape to deal with the bills that are piling up, or the calls he is getting from the collection agency.

Will Leanna solve Pablo’s financial woes?   This fast-paced YA novel offers the confident reader both suspense and romance, and despite it’s 400 pages, it will be hard to put down. --Jessica Fenster-Sparber

Choi, Mary H. K. Permanent Record. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019. Print.