Summary
“A story that’s sure to stick with you for a long time.” —BuzzFeed
“More than a coming-of-age novel.” —School Library Journal
“[An] inventive, deeply heartfelt love story that explores connections of many kinds.” —Booklist
A teen outcast is simultaneously swept up in a whirlwind romance and down a rabbit hole of dark family secrets when another Taiwanese family moves to her small, predominantly white midwestern town in this remarkable novel from the critically acclaime…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534427617 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1534427619 |
| Author: | Gloria Chao |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 399g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 25mm |
| Audience Age: | 12-99 |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
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Paste Best Young Adult Novel of October 2019
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“With Our Wayward Fate, Chao establishes herself as one of the premier writers in contemporary YA. Ali’s story is one of young love, long-hidden secrets, cultural divides, and the pressure, not only to find balance between one’s history and future, but to understand how the one affects the other. No one writes family in all its beauty and complexity like Gloria Chao.” —David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik
“Chao is a master of combining humor with more serious moments in a story that’s sure to stick with you for a long time.” —BuzzFeed
“Our Wayward Fate is another amazing story about juggling family expectations and what you want for yourself. If that’s not the essential teen journey, we’re not sure what is.” —Paste Magazine
“Beautifully heartbreaking.” —BookPage
“This is more than a coming-of-age novel, and readers will fall in love with Ali.” —SLJ
“Chao brings readers a witty protagonist who breaks stereotypes of Chinese Americans by simply being herself.” —Kirkus Reviews
“[An] inventive, deeply heartfelt love story that explores connections of many kinds.” —Booklist
About The Author
Gloria Chao
Gloria Chao is the critically acclaimed author of American Panda, Our Wayward Fate, and Rent a Boyfriend. When she’s not writing, you can find her with her husband on the curling ice or hiking the Indiana Dunes. She does not regret putting aside her MIT and dental degrees to write, and she is grateful to spend her days in fictional characters’ heads instead of real people’s mouths. Find her on Twitter and Instagram @GloriaCChao.
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