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Down and across

His friends know what they want to do with the rest of their lives, but Scott Ferdowsi can hardly commit to a breakfast cereal, let alone a passion. With his parents pushing him to settle on a "practical" career, Scott sneaks off to Washington, DC, seeking guidance from a famous psychologi...

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Main Author: Ahmadi, Arvin (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.
Subjects:
Runaway children > Young adult fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Young adult fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Young adult fiction.
Iranian Americans > Young adult fiction.
Washington (D.C.) > Young adult fiction.
Summary: His friends know what they want to do with the rest of their lives, but Scott Ferdowsi can hardly commit to a breakfast cereal, let alone a passion. With his parents pushing him to settle on a "practical" career, Scott sneaks off to Washington, DC, seeking guidance from a famous psychologist who claims to know the secret to success. He meets Fiora Buchanan, a ballsy college student whose life ambition is to write crossword puzzles. Now Scott is sneaking into bars, attempting to pick up girls at the National Zoo, and even giving the crossword thing a try. Will he be able to find out who he is-- and who he wants to be?-- Adapted from dust jacket.
Physical Description: 320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780425289877
0425289877
Author Notes: Arvin Ahmadi grew up outside Washington, DC. He graduated from Columbia University and has worked in the tech industry. When he's not reading or writing books, he can be found watching late-night talk show interviews and editing Wikipedia pages. Down and Across is his first novel.

You can follow Arvin on Twitter @arvinahmadi.

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