Asking for a Friend

By Kara H.L. Chen, Read by Catherine Ho

Price: $7.99

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Asking for a Friend

By Kara H.L. Chen, Read by Catherine Ho

Price: $7.99

About the Book

This charming YA rom-com follows a strong-willed, ambitious teen as she teams up with her childhood frenemy to start a dating-advice column, perfect for fans of Emma Lord and Gloria Chao.

Juliana Zhao is absolutely certain of a few things:

1. She is the world’s foremost expert on love.

2. She is going to win the nationally renowned Asian Americans in Business Competition.

When Juliana is unceremoniously dropped by her partner and she’s forced to pair with her nonconformist and annoying frenemy, Garrett Tsai, everything seems less clear. Their joint dating advice column must be good enough to win and secure bragging rights within her small Taiwanese American community, where her family’s reputation has been in the pits since her older sister was disowned a few years prior.

Juliana always thought prestige mattered above all else. But as she argues with Garrett over how to best solve everyone else’s love problems and faces failure for the first time, she starts to see fractures in this privileged, sheltered worldview.

With the competition heating up, Juliana must reckon with the sacrifices she’s made to be a perfect daughter—and whether winning is something she even wants anymore.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780063237902
Imprint: Quill Tree Books
On Sale: Jul 23, 2024
List price: $7.99
No of pages: 336
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Asian American & Pacific Islander
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance *
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BISAC 5:
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Kara H.L. Chen

Biography

Kara H.L. Chen is a Taiwanese American writer who received her MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College. She grew up in Ohio but now lives with her husband and two daughters in Northern California. She can be found online at karahlchen.com. 

Catherine Ho

Reviews

A swoon-worthy, heart-wrenching view into the trials of growing up second generation in an immigrant community.  — Kirkus Reviews

Hard to put down. Teen readers will root for Juliana to figure out what she wants—and who she wants to be—in time to have a shot at the happiness she’s spent so long denying herself. — Booklist

About the Book

This charming YA rom-com follows a strong-willed, ambitious teen as she teams up with her childhood frenemy to start a dating-advice column, perfect for fans of Emma Lord and Gloria Chao.

Juliana Zhao is absolutely certain of a few things:

1. She is the world’s foremost expert on love.

2. She is going to win the nationally renowned Asian Americans in Business Competition.

When Juliana is unceremoniously dropped by her partner and she’s forced to pair with her nonconformist and annoying frenemy, Garrett Tsai, everything seems less clear. Their joint dating advice column must be good enough to win and secure bragging rights within her small Taiwanese American community, where her family’s reputation has been in the pits since her older sister was disowned a few years prior.

Juliana always thought prestige mattered above all else. But as she argues with Garrett over how to best solve everyone else’s love problems and faces failure for the first time, she starts to see fractures in this privileged, sheltered worldview.

With the competition heating up, Juliana must reckon with the sacrifices she’s made to be a perfect daughter—and whether winning is something she even wants anymore.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780063237902
Imprint: Quill Tree Books
On Sale: Jul 23, 2024
List price: $7.99
No of pages: 336
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Asian American & Pacific Islander
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance *
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Kara H.L. Chen

Biography

Kara H.L. Chen is a Taiwanese American writer who received her MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College. She grew up in Ohio but now lives with her husband and two daughters in Northern California. She can be found online at karahlchen.com. 

Catherine Ho

Reviews

A swoon-worthy, heart-wrenching view into the trials of growing up second generation in an immigrant community.  — Kirkus Reviews

Hard to put down. Teen readers will root for Juliana to figure out what she wants—and who she wants to be—in time to have a shot at the happiness she’s spent so long denying herself. — Booklist

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