{"product_id":"true-love-and-other-impossible-odds-isbn-9780063246041","title":"True Love and Other Impossible Odds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInventing a formula to predict people’s perfect partners doesn’t equate to love in this contemporary YA novel that \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick call “honest, raw, and breathtakingly real.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollege freshman Grace Tang never meant to rewrite the rules of love. She came to college to move on from a grief-stricken senior year and to start anew. So she follows a predictable routine: Attend class, study, go home and visit her dad every weekend. She doesn’t leave any room in her life for outliers or anomalies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, Grace comes up with an algorithm for her statistics class to pair students with their perfect romantic partners. Though some people are skeptical, like Julia, Grace’s prickly coworker, Grace is confident that her program will take all the drama out of relationships. That’s why she keeps trying to make things work with her match, a guy named Jamie. But as the semester goes on and she grows closer to Julia, Grace starts to question who she’s really attracted to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn award-winning author Christina Li’s YA debut, Grace will have to make a choice between the tidy equations she knows will protect her from heartbreak or the possibility that true love doesn’t follow any formula.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A reminder that love and joy can be found in the most unexpected places, and that there is no pain or tragedy that precludes us from finding our way to the happy ending.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSonora Reyes, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The book’s themes—self-development, core living values, the impact of grief, and changing friendships—are well woven into the plot. An engrossing and original coming-of-age story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heartbreaking and deeply honest, \u003cem\u003eTrue Love and Other Impossible Odds\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful story about loss, second chances, and figuring out who we are.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDustin Thao, New York Times Bestselling author of You've Reached Sam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Earnest and tender. Reading \u003cem\u003eTrue Love and Other Impossible Odds\u003c\/em\u003e feels like falling in love for the first time. Christina Li writes with an aching honesty that is both brilliant and heartfelt.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTashie Bhuiyan, author of Counting Down With You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The perfect story about the miraculous improbability of love in all its forms. At turns romantic, lyrical, hilarious, and moving, this book is as comforting as a hot drink after a day spent out in the snow with the people you love.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJake Maia Arlow, bestselling and Stonewall Award-winning author of How to Excavate a Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every now and then you read a book that you know will stay with you for a long time. \u003cem\u003eTrue Love and Other Impossible Odds\u003c\/em\u003e is one of those books. Honest, raw, and breathtakingly real.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick, New York Times bestselling authors of She Gets the Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The blueprint for contemporary coming-of-age. \u003cem\u003eTrue Love and Other Impossible Odds\u003c\/em\u003e navigates the complex, beautiful time of burgeoning adulthood, where imperfect understandings of love inspire the greatest plunge toward growth.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A textured, touching coming of age story that'll leave you believing in the impossible. Layered with echoes of grief, yearning for a perfect path to happiness, and the glory of finding peace in everything from new friends, old loves, and an unexpected future, this is a truly perfect book.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRacquel Marie, author of Ophelia After All\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890635075813,"sku":"NP9780063246041","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063246041.jpg?v=1730233734","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/true-love-and-other-impossible-odds-isbn-9780063246041","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}