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Crazy Rich Asians meets Love amp Gelato in this hilarious quirky novel about a ChineseAmerican teen who is thrust into the decadent world of Beijing high society when she is sent away to spend the summer in China

Iris Wang is having a bit of a rough start to her summer Her boyfriend cheated on her she didnt get into any colleges and she has no idea who she is or what she wants to do with her life Shes always felt torn about being ChineseAmerican feeling neither Chinese nor American enough to claim either identity Shes just a sad pizza combo from Dominos as far as shes concerned

In an attempt to snap her out of her funk Iriss parents send her away to visit family in Beijing with the hopes that Iris would reconnect with her culture and find herself Iris resents the condescension but even she admits that this might be a good opportunity to hit the reset button on the apocalyptic disaster that has become her life

With this trip Iris expects to eat a few dumplings meet some family and visit a tourist hotspot or two Instead she gets swept up in the ridiculous opulent world of Beijings wealthy elite leading her to unexpected and extraordinary discoveries about her family her future and herself