Perfectly Parvin

Perfectly Parvin
Olivia Abtahi
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Paperback
h210 x 140mm - 336pg
17 May 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780593109441
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Fourteen-year-old Iranian-American Parvin Mohammadi sets out to win the ultimate date to homecoming in this heartfelt and outright hilarious debut. Parvin Mohammadi has just been dumped--only days after receiving official girlfriend status. Not only is she heartbroken, she' s humiliated. Enter high school heartthrob Matty Fumero, who just might be the smoking-hot cure to all her boy problems. If Parvin can get Matty to ask her to Homecoming, she' s positive it will prove to herself and her ex that she' s girlfriend material after all. There' s just one problem- Matty is definitely too cool for bassoon-playing, frizzy-haired, Cheeto-eating Parvin. Since being herself hasn' t worked for her in the past (see aforementioned dumping), she decides to start acting like the women in her favorite rom-coms. Those women aren' t loud, they certainly don' t cackle when they laugh, and they smile much more than they talk. But Parvin discovers that being a rom-com dream girl is much harder than it looks. Also hard? The parent-mandated Farsi lessons. A confusing friendship with a boy who' s definitely not supposed to like her. And hardest of all, the ramifications of the Muslim ban on her family in Iran. Suddenly, being herself has never been more important. Olivia Abtahi' s debut is as hilarious as it is heartfelt--a delightful tale where, amid the turmoil of high school friendships and crushes, being yourself is always the perfect way to be.
Praise for Perfectly Parvin "Abtahi deftly navigates Parvin' s transitional life phase, equipping her with enough humor and moxie to see her through even the toughest challenges . . . A joyful celebration of the right to take up space in the world. " --Booklist, starred review"Parvin' s narratorial voice sparkles with wit and pathos, and her journey toward self-acceptance seamlesslyincorporates political and emotional realities. . . A diverse, fast-paced, feminist romance. " --Kirkus Reviews
Growing up in the DC area, Olivia devoured books and hid in empty classrooms during school to finish them. Her debut novel, Perfectly Parvin, will be published with Penguin Random House Putnam Books For Young Readers, with forthcoming novels from LEE & LOW Tu Books. In her spare time Olivia enjoys binging music videos on YouTube, laughing so hard she can' t breathe, and hitting 10,000 steps on her FitBit. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado, with a husband she met in high school and a tortoiseshell cat that has opinions about everything.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780593109441
Published: 17 May 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Format: Paperback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 301g
Pages: 336

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