{"product_id":"david-tung-cant-have-a-ed-lin-9781885030627","title":"David Tung Can't Have a Girlfriend Until He Gets Into an Ivy League College","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for CLMP Firecracker Award in Fiction, 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You're not allowed to have a girlfriend until college,\" my mother warned. \"And you'd better get into an Ivy League school!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDavid Tung Can't Have a Girlfriend Until He Gets Into an Ivy League College\u003c\/i\u003e, novelist Ed Lin conjures up \"a fast-paced, acid-tongued, hilarious teen drama for our age,\" says Marie Myung-Ok Lee, acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSomebody's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFinding My Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. Both playful and wryly observant, Ed Lin's 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 family's 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 NYC's working-class Chinatown. While David faces parental pressures to get As and conform to cultural norms and expectations, he's caught up in the complicated world of high school love triangles--and amid these external pressures is the fear he will die alone, whether he gets into Harvard or not!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ed Lin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1885030622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781885030627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaya Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 4.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2020 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2020 pg. 120","brand":"Ed Lin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051536937215,"sku":"9781885030627","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e329141-cdf4-4352-b5c7-5b33e8d20723.jpg?v=1685013685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/david-tung-cant-have-a-ed-lin-9781885030627","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}