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I'm Not Here to Make Friends by Andrew Yang

I'm Not Here to Make Friends

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Andrew Yang

HarperCollins · Ebook · July 18, 2023

Terrace House meets Loveboat, Taipei in this fun, frothy, incisive YA debut, following two teens and their unforgettable summer on a reality show.

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Who it’s for
A frothy, incisive YA story about friendship, spotlight, and who gets to shape the narrative.
Genres
Contemporary YA Romance, Asian American YA, Friendship for Teens
Published
HarperCollins, July 18, 2023

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About this book

Terrace House meets Loveboat, Taipei in this fun, frothy, incisive YA debut, following two teens and their unforgettable summer on a reality show. When Sabine Zhang is picked for Hotel California, a teen reality show with an all-Asian cast, she jumps at the opportunity. As one of few Asians at her high school in the Midwest, she’s always felt as if she was playing a side character in someone else’s story.

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But on this show, she’ll finally have a chance to step into the spotlight. All Yoona Bae wants is to get away. The girls at church think she’s mean, her mom thinks she’s a troublemaker, and she’s tired of fighting against her unearned bad reputation. So when she’s invited to appear on Hotel California, Yoona sees it as an opportunity to chill out, make some friends, maybe even get a tan. But life on the show isn’t all sunshine and self-actualization. The producers want drama at all costs, even if it means pitting Sabine and Yoona against each other. With the season finale looming, can the girls figure out a peaceful way forward, before they lose control of their own narratives?

Under the Spotlight

A frothy, incisive YA story about friendship, spotlight, and who gets to shape the narrative.

Come here for

  • Teen reality-show drama with an all-Asian cast
  • Two girls pushing back against other people’s stories

Expect

  • Producers stirring conflict for the cameras
  • A summer balancing drama with the search for a way forward

Where it sits

Asian American YA75%
Contemporary YA Romance42%
Friendship for Teens29%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Diverse YA Fiction
  • YA Family Stories
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • Asian American YA
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  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Dating & Sex for Teens
  • Emotions & Feelings for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
Authors
Andrew Yang
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
July 18, 2023
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Diverse YA Fiction