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There's Something About Sweetie

ISBN-10: 153441679X
ISBN-13: 9781534416796
Author: Menon, Sandhya
Interest Level: 9-12
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: June 2020

Copyright: 2019

Page Count: 400

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Interest Level

Grades 9-12

Reading Level

Lexile: HL570L
Accelerated Reader Level: 4.8
Accelerated Reader Points: 14.0

BISAC Subjects

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / United States / Asian American *

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

Description
The irresistible companion novel to the New York Times bestseller When Dimple Met Rishi , which follows Rishi's brother, Ashish, and a confident fat athlete named Sweetie as they both discover what love means to them. Ashish Patel didn't know love could be so...sucky. After being dumped by his ex-girlfriend, his mojo goes AWOL. Even worse, his parents are annoyingly, smugly confident they could find him a better match. So, in a moment of weakness, Ash challenges them to set him up. The Patels insist that Ashish date an Indian-American girl- under contract . Per subclause 1(a), he'll be taking his date on "fun" excursions like visiting the Hindu temple and his eccentric Gita Auntie. Kill him now. How is this ever going to work? Sweetie Nair is many things: a formidable track athlete who can outrun most people in California, a loyal friend, a shower-singing champion. Oh, and she's also fat. To Sweetie's traditional parents, this last detail is the kiss of death. Sweetie loves her parents, but she's so tired of being told she's lacking