Patricia Park is a tenured professor of creative writing at American University, a Fulbright Scholar in Creative Arts, and a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow. She is the author of the YA novels,
What's Eating Jackie Oh? and
Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim, received starred reviews from
Kirkus Reviews and
School Library Journal and was an NPR Book of the Day. Patricia’s writing has also appeared in the
New Yorker, the
Guardian,
Salon, and others.
★ "This accessible, humorous, and empowering narrative is sweet and threaded with hope....
An inspirational, funny, and charming story infused with agency and moxie." —
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "Park interrogates celebrity culture in a searing novel that tackles body image, misogyny in stand-up comedy, and child parentification....
a funny, absorbing, and empowering tale of one teen’s embracing truth and integrity over artifice and popularity." —
Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "
The real star of this story is Ambrosia, who tackles the intense pressure placed upon young women to look skinny and beautiful, the challenges inherent in an often male-centered comedy scene, and the process of seeing your own parents as people with sometimes messy histories." —
Booklist, starred review
★ "Although there are plenty of laughs per minute throughout this well-paced novel,
the true mic drop is Brosh’s power to be an honest storyteller." —
The Bulletin, starred review
"This book is
smart, funny, and sneakily unputdownable. Give this to fans of John Green, Jenny Han, and Holly Smale." —
School Library Journal
"The narrative employs scripts, text exchanges, journal entries, and comedy sets to illustrate the many facets of the atypical life of a protagonist who is
likable, relatable, and genuinely funny." —
The Horn Book
