She is then picked by Teacher Inn to play the titular role since she is the best in English in her class. To Nam's surprise, she finds Chon working in the production as a stage painter. Instead, their English teacher, Teacher Inn, connives them into signing up for the English Drama Club, becoming part of the school production of Snow White in the upcoming school fair. As a consequence, Nam and her friends are barred from signing up to the popular Thai Dance Club. Over the course of the summer, she tries to improve her looks by wearing braces, switching from glasses to contacts, and doing all sorts of skin regiments.Īt the beginning of eighth-grade, Nam and her friends get into a scuffle with her schoolmate, Faye, while signing up for after-school clubs. These include spelling Chon's name on the stars, controlling his mind, and leaving chocolates on his motorbike - all in a seemingly futile attempt to get noticed by him. Some of the methods described in the book sound outlandish to Nam at first but she willingly tries them all eventually. Nam rejoices at the thought of her crush knowing her name.Īt the urge of her three best friends, Nam follows the advice of the guidebook called Nine Recipes of Love, which can supposedly win the affection of the man of your dreams if followed closely. Feeling guilty, Nam approaches Chon to give him some plasters while Chon assures her that none of it was her fault. The next day, Chon receives corporal punishment from the school superintendent for the incident. She finds a bloodied button on the floor (which she assumes is Chon's) and keeps it as a memento, calling it Mr. On her way home, Nam learns that Chon got into a fight with the two boys and quickly rushes to the scene, only to find the situation has been dissipated. Chon, who saw the girls being harassed, swept into the rescue and bought the beverages for Nam and her friends. While lining up for refreshments, Nam and her friends are disturbed by two boys who rudely cut in front of them. She and her sister are promised a plane ticket if they ever rank first in school. An average student, she begins to take her studies seriously in hopes of seeing her father in the United States who works there as a chef's assistant.

She hangs out with her three best friends known as the Cheer Gang and helps her mother out in their family-owned bed and breakfast. She harbors a crush on Chon, a good-looking and popular tenth-grade freshman from her school who she feels is way out of her league.

Nam is a bespectacled, swarthy 14-year-old seventh-grader who is considered unattractive.

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