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To his friends back home, Viet Ho is calm and collected and a lovable oddball who nurses an obsession with forensic science. He's relieved to head off to UC Davis and escape from being in the middle of his bickering immigrant parents. Yet, on campus and with the school year unfolding at an overwhelming pace, Viet struggles to belong and to keep his depression hidden.
Evie Mai is a junior biology major and the eldest daughter who has never trod far off the beaten path. She has everything: good grades, a solid group of friends, and a smart, ambitious boyfriend, who's the son of a well-connected university board member. But their busy schedules, as well as their interests, no longer align. Determined to close the distance, she and her boyfriend both apply to a student-run clinic for underserved communities. But will that save or expose the gaps in their relationship?
When a clumsy accident brings Viet and Evie together, they bond over their shared hometown and similar history—and their orbits grow smaller as their friends collide. The more time they spend with each other and support each other, mentally and emotionally, the more their friendship shifts into something else.
A sweet, emotional slice-of-life story, Solving for the Unknown is about characters questioning the paths they have taken and finding a new path that will lead them to their happiest selves.
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- ISBN: 9781665917179
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- ISBN: 9781665917179
- File size: 4675 KB
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- English
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January 15, 2025
Vietnamese American college students navigate pressures, expectations, and the future in this companion toA Phở Love Story (2021). Entering the University of California, Davis, is a big adjustment for Việt. Between worrying about not being around to act as middleman in his parents' rocky relationship and feeling unmoored in this new setting, he falls into depression again. After an initial not-so meet-cute, Việt keeps finding himself in the orbit of third-year student Evie, older sister to Linh, a friend from home. Their genuine connection leads to budding feelings that he tries to keep in check. Aspiring pediatrician Evie has a boyfriend, Jake, but she wonders whether he's truly meeting her emotional needs. Le tackles college coming-of-age beats--dating and breaking up, attending sloppy parties, meeting a new roommate, finding chosen family--portraying them with welcome cultural nuance and heartfelt characterization. Evie and Việt struggle with loneliness and guilt connected to their family obligations, as they grapple with putting some of their own desires first and figuring out who they want to become. It's easy to root for this pair as they come out of their shells and into their own, separately and together. Le explores topics such as mental health, wealth and privilege, and providing emotional support to others. The story's slice-of-life format and the carefully built foundation of the leads' friendship make for a leisurely pace in this solid slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance. A sweet love story of self-discovery and mutual support.(Romance. 14-18)COPYRIGHT(2025) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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