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A beautifully observed, hilariously truthful, uplifting coming-of-age story that captures the heart and humanity of a Chinese American male teenager. -David Henry Hwang

Shortlisted for CLMP Firecracker Award in Fiction, 2021

Youre not allowed to have a girlfriend until college, my mother warned. And youd better get into an Ivy League school!

In David Tung Cant Have a Girlfriend Until He Gets Into an Ivy League College, novelist Ed Lin conjures up a fast-paced, acid-tongued, hilarious teen drama for our age, says Marie Myung-Ok Lee, acclaimed author of Somebodys Daughter and Finding My Voice. Both playful and wryly observant, Ed Lins YA-debut explores coming-of-age in the Asian diaspora while navigating relationships through race, class, and young love. David Tung, our nerd-hero, is a Chinese American high-school student who works in his familys restaurant, competes for top grades at his regular high school located in an upscale, Asian-majority New Jersey suburb, and attends weekend Chinese school in NYCs working-class Chinatown. While David faces parental pressures to get As and conform to cultural norms and expectations, hes caught up in the complicated world of high school love trianglesand amid these external pressures is the fear he will die alone, whether he gets into Harvard or not!

Author: Ed Lin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Kaya Press
Published: 10/28/2020
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.20h x 4.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781885030627
Language: English