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Mariko Turk

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Born

Harrisburg, PA

Website

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Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary

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Mariko Turk grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in creative writing. She received her PhD from the University of Florida with a concentration in children's literature. She currently lives with her husband and daughter in Colorado, where she enjoys tea, walks, and stories of all kinds. She is the author of The Other Side of Perfect (a 2022 YALSA best YA fiction pick) and I'll Be Waiting for You (coming April 30, 2024).

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	The Other Side of Perfect 4.13 avg rating — 1,986 ratings — published 2021 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'll Be Waiting for You 3.89 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Museum of Modern Love 4.11 avg rating — 81 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls' Series Fiction and American Popular Culture by Luella D'Amico (Editor), Marlowe Daly-Galeano (Contributor), Eva Lupold (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Museum of Modern Love: YA RomCom nachts im Museum – Second Chance meets Forced Proximity by Mariko Turk (Goodreads Author), Bianca Dyck (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Dreams didn't follow logical, step-by-step patterns. They swirled, never taking you down a straight path.”
― Mariko Turk, The Other Side of Perfect

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“We cried because doing something brave didn’t always make you feel brave. We cried because fixing things was hard, and change was slow. We cried for all the ways that loving something with your whole heart can also break it at the same time.”
― Mariko Turk, The Other Side of Perfect

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“Not everything is so broken it has to stay that way, Alina. Some things, you can fix.”
― Mariko Turk, The Other Side of Perfect

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