{"product_id":"9781665917162","title":"Solving for the Unknown","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A sweet love story of self-discovery and mutual support” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), this slice-of-life companion to \u003ci\u003eA Pho Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e follows two Vietnamese American students who find themselves at a crossroads—between family expectations, personal identity, and relationships.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo his friends back home, Viet Ho is calm and collected and a lovable oddball who nurses an obsession with forensic science. He’s relieved to escape to UC Davis and escape from being caught between his feuding bickering immigrant parents. But with the whirlwind of campus life and the weight of his depression pressing in, Viet begins to wonder if he can truly outrun the version of himself he left behind.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEvie Mai is the classic overachiever: a junior biology major, model eldest daughter, and girlfriend to a charming, well-connected future doctor. But while her résumé is flawless, her relationship is fraying—and she’s starting to question whether the future she’s worked so hard for is one she actually wants. Hoping to reconnect, she and her boyfriend both join a student-run clinic, but the experience reveals just how out of sync they’ve become.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen an awkward accident throws Viet and Evie together, a friendship sparks over shared memories, late-night conversations, and quiet support neither of them knew they needed. As their bond deepens, so does the pull between them—challenging everything they thought they knew about love, family, and what it means to belong.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA slow-burn romance that is tender and quietly powerful, \u003ci\u003eSolving for the Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e is about stepping off the path you were told to follow—and finding something unexpectedly beautiful in the process.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books For Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42929903140925,"sku":"9781665917162","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781665917162_p0.jpg?v=1771571188","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781665917162","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}