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Perfectly Parvin
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  • Published: 16 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593109441
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $28.00

Perfectly Parvin

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16 Aug 2022
EBook
18 May 2021
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18 May 2021
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Fourteen-year-old Iranian-American Parvin Mohammadi sets out to win the ultimate date to homecoming in this heartfelt and outright hilarious debut. Now in paperback.

Fourteen-year-old Iranian-American Parvin Mohammadi sets out to win the ultimate date to homecoming and learns along the way that being yourself is the perfect way to be.

“A touching contemporary that’s hilariously heartfelt about one girl’s journey to self-discovery.”—BuzzFeed

“A joyful celebration of the right to take up space in the world.”—Booklist, starred review

Fourteen-year-old Parvin Mohammadi has just been dumped. Apparently, cackling, Cheeto-eating, frizzy-haired jokester Parvin is just too much. Whatever that means. But as she considers her now-ex’s new blond-haired, perfectly poised girlfriend, Parvin wonders if he-who-shall-not-be-named could be right.

Though heartbroken and humiliated, Parvin is nothing if not a girl with a plan: change everything about herself and get a new boyfriend STAT. After a night of observing the women in her favorite rom-com movies, Parvin thinks she finally understands how to get and keep the guy. Now she just needs a guy.

Enter sophomore heartthrob Matty Fumero, who is looking more and more like the smoking-hot cure to all her boy problems. If Parvin can get Matty to ask her to Homecoming, she’s positive it will prove to herself and her ex that she’s girlfriend material after all. There’s just one problem: Turns out being a rom-com dream girl is much harder than it looks.
  • Published: 16 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593109441
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $28.00
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About the author

Olivia Abtahi

Olivia Abtahi is a writer and filmmaker born in Washington, DC. When she isn't drafting novels about awkward teens, you can find her working on documentaries about social justice and climate equity. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband and their daughter.
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Praise for Perfectly Parvin

Praise for Perfectly Parvin:
 
“Abtahi deftly navigates Parvin's transitional life phase, equipping her with enough humor and moxie to see her through even the toughest challenges . . . A joyful celebration of the right to take up space in the world.” —Booklist, starred review

“Abtahi’s charming debut will have readers cheering for Parvin. . . an incredibly charming, funny, and lovable protagonist who greets life with unbridled enthusiasm . . . as she navigates her two cultures with vim. . . A truly delightful story about a charming and engaging teen navigating freshman year.” —School Library Journal, starred review

Praise for Perfectly Parvin:
 
“Abtahi deftly navigates Parvin's transitional life phase, equipping her with enough humor and moxie to see her through even the toughest challenges . . . A joyful celebration of the right to take up space in the world.” —Booklist, starred review

“Abtahi’s charming debut will have readers cheering for Parvin. . . an incredibly charming, funny, and lovable protagonist who greets life with unbridled enthusiasm . . . as she navigates her two cultures with vim. . . A truly delightful story about a charming and engaging teen navigating freshman year.” —School Library Journal, starred review