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I'm not here to make friends / Andrew Yang.

by Yang, Andrew.

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Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

Reality television programs -- Fiction.

Asian Americans -- Fiction.

Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.

9780063223271 (hc.)

Alternate title:

I am not here to make friends

344 p. ; 22 cm.

Starring in a teen reality show with an all-Asian American cast, Sabine Zhang sees this as her opportunity to step into the spotlight, but when the producers want drama at all costs, she is pitted against Yoona Bae.

When Sabine Zhang is picked for Hotel California, a teen reality shoe with an all-Asian cast, she jumps at the opportunity. As one of the 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. But on the show, she'll finally have the chance to step into the spotlight. all Yoona Bae wants this summer is to get away. The girls at church say she's mean, her mom thinks she's a troublemaker, and she's tired of fighting against her bad reputation. So when she's invited to participate on Hotel California, Yoona sees it as an opportunity to chill out, make some friends, maybe 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?

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