**“Weepingly funny.” —*The Wall Street Journal*** **“Delightful.” —*Buzzfeed* “Charmed my socks off.” —David Arnold, *New York Times* bestselling author of *Kids of Appetite* and *Mosquitoland*** **Four starred reviews for this incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese-American t
American Panda
✍ Scribed by Chao, Gloria
- Book ID
- 109527175
- Publisher
- Simon Pulse
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 957 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781481499125
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✦ Synopsis
" Charmed my socks off." --David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite and Mosquitoland
" A soulful and hilarious debut." --Booklist (starred review)
" Effervescent." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
" An earnest, funny, and emotional story." --Book Riot
An incisive, laugh-out-loud contemporary debut about a Taiwanese-American teen whose parents want her to be a doctor and marry a Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer despite her squeamishness with germs and crush on a Japanese classmate.
At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her parents' master plan. Now a freshman at MIT, she is on track to fulfill the rest of this predetermined future: become a doctor, marry a preapproved Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer, produce a litter of babies.
With everything her parents have...
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