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American Panda
by Gloria Chao
February 6, 2018
320 pages
320 pages
Goodreads Summary:
At seventeen, Mei Lu 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 sacrificed to make her cushy life a reality, Mei can’t bring herself to tell them the truth—that she (1) hates germs, (2) falls asleep in biology lectures, and (3) has a crush on her classmate Darren Takahashi, who is decidedly not Taiwanese.
But when she reconnects with her brother, Xing, who is estranged from the family for dating the wrong woman, Mei starts to wonder if all the secrets are truly worth it. Can she find a way to be herself, whoever that is, before her web of lies unravels?
From debut author Gloria Chao comes a hilarious, heartfelt tale of how unlike the panda, life isn’t always so black and white.
I'm from Taiwan so I'm definitely looking forward to this take on the cultural differences!
What are you guys waiting on this week?
Oh this book is new to me! I'd not seen this book before - what a shame! Then again, there is still plenty of time to go. :D I hope you enjoy this book when you get the chance to read it!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week, Eileen. =)
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
PANDA!! Haha I hope you'll end up reading this one and loving it ;)
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