10 Things I Hate About Pinky

ISBN-10: 153441682X
ISBN-13: 9781534416826
Author: Menon, Sandhya
Interest Level: 7-12
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: May 2021

Copyright: 2020

Page Count: 384

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Interest Level

Grades 7-12

Reading Level

Lexile: HL700L
Accelerated Reader Level: 5.0
Accelerated Reader Points: 14.0

BISAC Subjects

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural *

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes) *

Description
Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted rock stars, no cause is too esoteric for her to champion. But a teeny tiny part of her also really enjoys making her conservative, buttoned-up corporate lawyer parents cringe. Samir Jha might have a few...quirks remaining from the time he had to take care of his sick mother, like the endless lists he makes in his planner and the way he schedules every minute of every day, but those are good things. They make life predictable and steady. Pinky loves lazy summers at her parents' Cape Cod lake house, but after listening to them harangue her about the poor decisions she's made (a.k.a. boyfriends she's had), she hatches a plan. Get her sorta-friend-sorta-enemy-who is a total Harvard-bound Mama's boy-to pose as her perfect boyfriend for the summer. When Samir's internship falls through, leaving him with an unplanned summer, he gets a text from Pinky asking if he'll be her fake boyfriend in exchange for a new internship. He jumps at the opport