Now a freshman at MIT, she is on track to fulfill the rest of this predetermined future: become a doctor, marry a preapproved Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer, produce a litter of babies. Throw in some fate and a touch of magic – the possibilities are endless.Īt seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her parents’ master plan. Shane comes to find that, with the right amount of courage and determination one can conquer anything.

She is soon faced with the complicated realities of living outside her bubble, and when self-doubt sneaks in, her new life starts to fall apart. She’s going to right all her college mistakes: make friends, pursue boys, and find adventure!Įasier said than done. Shane signs up for a semester abroad in London.

Time’s a ticking, and she needs a change - there’s nothing like moving to a new country to really mix things up. Her life has been dorm, dining hall, class, repeat. Pre-med, stellar grades, and happy parents…sounds ideal-but Shane’s made zero friends, goes home every weekend, and romance… what’s that? But there’s also drama, and self-discovery, and homework, and maybe it’s not so different at all. You have your first taste of freedom, and with it comes fun and stress and friends and everything overwhelming and exciting and new. The upper bounds of contemporary teen fiction take us to the years after high school, and that’s where we’ll be settling in.Ĭollege, on one hand, is a completely different world. Whether you’re a student looking ahead, applying for college, or already at university and looking for a good book set in that confusing place you’ve found yourself, we have some recommendations for you.

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