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"Will leave a mark on your heart." Stephanie Garber, author of the Caraval series
"A smart romance with heart and guts and all the intoxicating feelings in between." Maureen Johnson, author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes
Falling in love wasn't part of the plan.
Eliza Quan fully expects to be…
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Eliza is passed over for editor-in-chief of her school paper in favor of a less experienced boy... then her private manifesto against the injustice is leaked, and the resulting school conflict becomes about more positions than just hers. It’s a layered, thoroughly feminist look into the complexities of ambition, against the broader backdrop of Asian diaspora communities.
From Miel's list on young adult about ambitious girls.
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