• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2020 March #1
  In Manhattan high society, prep-school kids apply to Ivy League colleges, party with designer drugs, and break each others' hearts. Anna K, 17, maintains a pristine reputation (and the respect of her intense Korean American father) by attending school in Greenwich and dating a perfect, if somewhat boring, guy. But when she comes to New York to help clean up her older brother's mess, Anna meets Alexi Vronsky—charming, handsome, and a notorious player. When they fall for each other despite Vronsky's nature and Anna's sensibilities, it sets in motion a chain of events that will leave both their lives and their society utterly changed. Anna Karenina gets a Gossip Girl–infused reboot in Lee's debut YA novel, which embraces the original novel's vast cast and slow-burn pace. A distant third-person narrator may alienate some readers initially, but high stakes and the lavishness (and bad behavior) of elite Manhattanites will soon win them over. A twist ending will shock even the most devoted of Tolstoy fans—but that's one secret we'll never tell. Grades 10-12. Copyright 2020 Booklist Reviews.

Jenny Lee is a television writer and producer who has worked on BET’s Boomerang, IFC’s Brockmire, Freeform’s Young & Hungry, and the Disney Channel's number-one-rated kids' show, Shake It Up. Jenny has previously published humor essay collections and middle-grade novels, and Anna K. is her debut YA novel. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and 135-pound Newfoundland, Gemma (and yes, it's a toss-up on who's walking who every day).