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" 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
Author Notes
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.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 8 Up--Grey's Anatomy meets When Dimple Met Rishi in this medical romance centered around America's youngest doctor. Sixteen-year-old Saira is known as the Girl Genius. Driven by the premature death of her childhood friend Harper to cancer, Saira begins a residency in pediatric oncology, where she encounters heartbreak, triumph, and possibly love. As Saira deals with competitive interns, a mom who practices medicine at the same hospital, and a difficult supervisor, her world is turned upside down when she meets a cute 16-year-old cancer patient who steals her heart. Teens will enjoy following Saira on her journey as she balances being a medical doctor and a teen dealing with friendships, family, and learning to drive. Saira's Indian heritage and family play a major role in the book, giving readers insight into Indian culture and food. A diverse range of characters provides all readers with someone to relate to. Charaipotra's novel is a perfect blend of family, romance, and the often painful transition from adolescence to adulthood. VERDICT A first choice for all collections. Give to fans of romance and medical dramas such as John Green's The Fault in Our Stars.--Ashley Leffel, Griffin Middle School, Frisco, TX
Publisher's Weekly Review
The first solo YA novel by Charaipotra (coauthor of the Tiny Pretty Things novels) explores the trials and tribulations of an outspoken 16-year-old genius during her first year as a pediatric oncology intern at New Jersey's Princeton Presbyterian Hospital. As the youngest intern, Saira faces many challenges: lacking a driver's license, she has to rely on her less-than-punctual mother, head of pediatrics at the hospital, for rides. Then there are the limited shifts she can work and her ever-critical supervisor, Dr. Davis, who breathes down Saira's neck and is quick to brush off her ideas. Unprepared for the emotional strain of working with dying children, Saira has trouble juggling matters of the heart with acting professionally, and falling in love with a teen-musician patient might just be her undoing. Saira's extended Indian-American family adds lively warmth to the medical drama, as does Saira's pretend boyfriend, who has told no one but Saira (and his boyfriend) that he's gay. If the pace is somewhat uneven, the surplus of life-or-death tension will keep readers attentive as Saira overcomes obstacles to save lives and earn the respect of authority figures and peers. Ages 14-up. (July) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
"Dr. Girl Genius" Saira Sehgal is America's youngest pediatric oncologist at age 16; she can't drive, but she can save livesand she does in the opening chapters of this hilarious and touching rom-com.Saira is not only training to be a medical professional, she's also trying to prove to her skeptical fellow interns that she is just as intelligent and hardworking as they are despite her overbearing mother's interference and overprotectiveness. It's not easy living up to the demands of her friends and her large, loving (and very authentically portrayed) Punjabi family, let alone community expectations due to her local celebrity status. When Saira begins to fall for Lincoln "Link" Rad, a floppy-haired, guitar-playing, half Korean, half Scottish and Dutch leukemia patient, it's "Diagnosis: Heartbreaker. Prognosis: I'm in trouble now" for the young doctor. And when Link is in desperate need of a bone marrow donor, it's Saira who uses her social networks and social media-savvy friends to seek a match. Charaipotra does not shy away from including Hindi and Punjabi dialogue (without translation) and dropping Bollywood references, yet she skillfully offers readers who are not cultural insiders ample context to decode everything without compromising the narrative or characters' integrity. Saira and Link's chaste chemistry is palpable.A charming debut, part Doogie Howser, M.D. and part The Fault in Our Stars, offering rich, nuanced portrayals of Indian American family and professional life. (Romantic comedy. 14-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Like many doctors, Saira Sehgal has been working toward a career in medicine for most of her life. For Saira, the journey started when she was only eight, and her best friend died of cancer. Now, having completed med school, she's an intern in a pre-residency program, fighting for a spot in an oncology program. But there's one big difference between Saira and her fellow interns: she's 16. The press calls her "Girl Genius" but Saira's just determined to be taken seriously by her patients, her fellow doctors, and even her big Indian American family, not all of whom believe in her. But being a teenager while logging hours on the cancer ward isn't easy; when cute patient Link mistakes Saira for another patient, she's tempted to carry on the charade. In her solo debut, Charaipotra (Tiny Pretty Things, 2015, with Dhonielle Clayton) charts the high stakes of Saira's medical journey and the not-so life-or-death but no less heart-wrenching flows of her teenage personal life. A warm, bitingly funny rom-com about finding your feet.--Maggie Reagan Copyright 2019 Booklist