{"product_id":"rent-a-boyfriend-paperback","title":"Rent a Boyfriend - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGloria Chao\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo All the Boys I've Loved Before\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Farewell\u003c\/i\u003e in this \"entertaining and nuanced\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) romantic comedy about a college student who hires a fake boyfriend to appease her traditional Taiwanese parents, to disastrous results, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Panda\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChloe Wang is nervous to introduce her parents to her boyfriend, because the truth is, she hasn't met him yet either. She hired him from Rent for Your 'Rents, a company specializing in providing fake boyfriends trained to impress even the most traditional Asian parents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrew Chan's passion is art, but after his parents cut him off for dropping out of college to pursue his dreams, he became a Rent for Your 'Rents employee to keep a roof over his head. Luckily, learning protocols like \"Type C parents prefer quiet, kind, zero-PDA gestures\" comes naturally to him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Chloe rents Drew, the mission is simple: convince her parents fake Drew is worthy of their approval so they'll stop pressuring her to accept a proposal from Hongbo, the wealthiest (and slimiest) young bachelor in their tight-knit Asian American community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Chloe starts to fall for the real Drew--who, unlike his fake persona, is definitely \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e 'rent-worthy--her carefully curated life begins to unravel. Can she figure out what she wants before she loses everything?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGloria Chao is the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Panda\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Wayward Fate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRent a Boyfriend\u003c\/i\u003e. When she's not writing, you can find her with her husband on the curling ice or hiking the Indiana Dunes. She does not regret putting aside her MIT and dental degrees to write, and she is grateful to spend her days in fictional characters' heads instead of real people's mouths. Visit her tea-and-book-filled world at GloriaChao.Wordpress.com and find her on Twitter and Instagram @GloriaCChao.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rent a Boyfriend\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725712461887,"sku":"9781534462465","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5973063ac9a12b3eb510ac86cbd03a40.webp?v=1765107646","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/rent-a-boyfriend-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}