{"product_id":"the-love-match-priyanka-taslim-9781665901109","title":"The Love Match","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Jane Austen meets Bengali cinema\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) in this delightful and heartfelt rom-com about a Bangladeshi American teen whose meddling mother arranges a match to secure their family's financial security--just as she's falling in love with someone else.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn't pay the bills in Paterson, New Jersey. While Zahra's plans for financial security this summer involve working long hours at Chai Ho and saving up for college writing courses, Amma is convinced that all Zahra needs is a \"good match,\" Jane Austen style. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter Harun Emon, who's wealthy, devastatingly handsome, and...aloof. As soon as Zahra meets him, she knows it's a bad match. It's nothing like the connection she has with Nayim Aktar, the new dishwasher at the tea shop, who just gets Zahra in a way no one has before. So, when Zahra finds out that Harun is just as uninterested in this match as she is, they decide to slowly sabotage their parents' plans. And for once in Zahra's life, she can have her rossomalai and eat it too: \"dating\" Harun and keeping Amma happy while catching real feelings for Nayim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut life--and boys--can be more complicated than Zahra realizes. With her feelings all mixed up, Zahra discovers that sometimes being a good Bengali kid can be a royal pain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Priyanka Taslim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1665901101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665901109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Salaam Reads \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022 - Book Of Special Distinction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/10\/2023 pg. 1","brand":"Priyanka Taslim","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073146679551,"sku":"9781665901109","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3474f885-9e3a-461c-9ca2-683bb9a5ecdd.jpg?v=1685446089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-love-match-priyanka-taslim-9781665901109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}