Description: "Alejandra Kim doesn't feel like she belongs anywhere. At her wealthy Manhattan high school, her super Spanish name and super Korean face do not compute to her mostly white "woke" classmates and teachers. In her Jackson Heights neighborhood, she's not Latinx enough. Even at home, Ale feels unwelcome. And things at home have only gotten worse since Papi's body was discovered on the subway tracks. Ale wants nothing more than to escape the city for the wide-open spaces of the prestigious Wyder University. But when a microaggression at school thrusts Ale into the spotlight--and into a discussion she didn't ask for--Ale must discover what is means to carve out a space for yourself to belong."--
Review Quotes: ★ "Park's work paints an educational but entertaining portrait of what it is like to be a person of color in today's world.... [A] fantastic read." --School Library Journal, starred review
★ "[An] entertaining, well-paced story.... Ale is a thoroughly appealing protagonist." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Alejandra's powerful story will leave readers with much to think about." --The Horn Book "This humor-infused tale poignantly captures one teenager's experience learning to stand up for what she believes in." --Publishers Weekly "This is a powerful debut YA novel." -Buzzfeed News"Hilarious, whip-smart, and refreshingly honest--this novel is simply brilliant."
--Brendan Kiely, coauthor of the New York Times bestselling All American Boys "An authentically funny, honest, and real portrayal of the fight to be seen. Magnificent."
--Ellen Oh, award-winning author of Finding Junie Kim "Will give readers the courage to truly define 'imposter' and to smash those definitions that no longer serve us."
--Jennifer de Leon, author of Don't Ask Me Where I'm From "The joys and travails of Alejandra Kim at 'Quaker Oats Prep' made me laugh one moment and cry the next. . . .I loved this novel!"
--Marie Myung-Ok Lee, author of Finding My Voice and Hurt You "Imposter Syndrome is funny and moving, wonderfully earnest and slyly satirical, and an absolute pleasure to read."
-Benjamin Dreyer, New York Times bestselling author of Dreyer's English