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Symptoms of a Heartbreak

By Sona Charaipotra
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Publisher Description

"Doogie Howser, M.D. meets The Fault in Our Stars in this tender romcom." —Teen Vogue

The youngest doctor in America, an Indian-American teen makes her rounds—and falls head over heels—in Sona Charaipotra's contemporary romantic comedy Symptoms of a Heartbreak.

Sixteen-year-old Saira has always juggled family, friendships, and her Girl Genius celebrity. Now, as the youngest med school graduate ever, she can finally achieve her mission to treat young people dealing with cancer.

But proving herself in life-or-death situations is tough when everyone from her boss to her patients can't see past her age to trust her skills. And working in the same hospital as her mom isn't making things any easier!

Life gets even more complicated when Saira falls for a teenage patient. To improve his chances, she risks her lifelong dream—and it could cost her everything.

In her solo debut, Sona Charaipotra brings us a compelling #ownvoices protagonist who’s not afraid to chase what she wants. Symptoms of a Heartbreak goes from romantic comedy highs to tearjerker lows and is the ultimate cure-all for every reader needing an infusion of something heartfelt.

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"Fans of YA contemporary don't want to miss this one." —Buzzfeed

121 Reviews

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“Looking just at the relationship between Saira and Link, the book is cute. However, since Dr Saira is 16yo she is making plenty of decisions that are her own personal beliefs and less that of the patients. If a patient doesn't want you on the care team, you do not get a say in that, you must respect the patients wishes. Being 16 justifies the more childish behavior but the fact that she has been through medical school should have taught her professional ethics.”
“I really wanted to like this book. I really did. Sadly, I did not. It just was not my cup of tea. I was expecting a lot more from this book, but sadly I barley got anything.”

About Sona Charaipotra

Sona Charaipotra is not a doctor—much to her pediatrician parents’ chagrin. She has worked as a celebrity reporter at People and TeenPeople and has contributed to publications ranging from the New York Times to TeenVogue. She uses her master's in screenwriting from NYU and her MFA in creative writing from the New School to poke plot holes in her favorite teen TV shows—for work, of course. She is the cofounder of CAKE Literary, a boutique book packaging company with a decidedly diverse bent, and the coauthor of the YA dance dramas Tiny Pretty Things and Shiny Broken Pieces, as well as the psychological thriller The Rumor Game. She is a proud We Need Diverse Books team member. Find her on the web or on Twitter.

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