This Is My Brain in Love By I. W. Gregorio. THIS MY BRAIN IN LOVE is told by two POV’s, Jocelyn and Will and set in Utica New York. ARTICLES. More By and About This Author. She crosses paths with Will whom she hires to jumpstart the business, otherwise, her family would have to move. Tr $17.99. Gregorio and published by Little Brown and Company, a division of Hatchett Books, won the award for teens. With her father’s reluctant approval she decides to hire a summer intern to help out at the restaurant and increase its online presence. A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: July is Black, Indigenous, People of Color Mental Health Awareness Month, so I thought this would be good time to invite Dr. Ilene Wong, who writes as I.W. This is My Brain in Love written by I.W. Apr. Intense romantic love activates the striatum, home of the nucleus accumbens—a region of the brain that is often referred to as the “pleasure center.”. Gregorio on to Talking Taiwan to talk about her latest novel, This Is My Brain in Love. Winner Blurb: Told in dual narrative, I.W. This Is My Brain in Love I.W. Dr. Wong has described the novel as a happy book about mental illness across cultures. Little, Brown, $17.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-316-42382-3. Told in dual narrative, This Is My Brain in Love is a stunning YA contemporary romance, exploring mental health, race and, ultimately, self-acceptance, for fans of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and Emergency Contact. A wonderful thing happened yesterday! Told in dual narrative, This Is My Brain in Love is a stunning YA contemporary romance, exploring mental health, race, and, ultimately self-acceptance, for fans of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and Emergency Contact. 384p. Told in dual narrative, This Is My Brain in Love is a stunning YA contemporary romance, exploring mental health, race and, ultimately, self-acceptance, for fans of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and Emergency Contact. ISBN 9780316423823. Gregorio. This is My Brain in Love was recognized by the American Library Association during the Youth Media Awards (basically the kidlit equivalent of the Oscars), winning the Schneider Family Book Award!. This Is My Brain in Love. Jocelyn Wu has just three wishes for her junior year: To make it through without dying of boredom, to direct a short film with her BFF Priya Venkatram, and to get at least two months into the year without being compared to or confused with Peggy Chang, the only other Chinese girl in her grade. Told in dual narrative, This Is My Brain in Love is a stunning YA contemporary romance, exploring mental health, race, and, ultimately self-acceptance, for fans of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and Emergency Contact. Gr 8 Up–Jocelyn Wu has a plan to save her family’s struggling Chinese restaurant in Utica, NY. Gregorio’s second YA novel is an own voices story exploring mental … Joc is the daughter of Chinese restaurant owners, struggling to keep afloat. Little, Brown . 2020. Four Questions for I.W.