Ambrosia Lee drops the mic

They say Hollywood is like high school, and has-been child actor Ambrosia Lee feels like she's at the bottom of the social ladder. Her acting career peaked at the age of eleven- then she was unceremoniously fired from her big break due to her weight. Now after years of rejections and backstabbing au...

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Main Author: Park, Patricia (Fiction writer) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown, [2026]
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Summary:They say Hollywood is like high school, and has-been child actor Ambrosia Lee feels like she's at the bottom of the social ladder. Her acting career peaked at the age of eleven- then she was unceremoniously fired from her big break due to her weight. Now after years of rejections and backstabbing auditions, teenage Ambrosia turns to stand-up to speak her truth. It's the perfect way to rant about everything that's been bothering divorced parents dynamics, Asian stereotypes, and Hollywood drama. It also doesn't hurt that a cute boy is helping her learn the ropes of a comedy routine. It's all laughs...but comedy clubs can be just as toxic as the Hollywood complex she always mocks. Can Ambrosia be her true self both on and off the mic?
Physical Description:274 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 14 and up
Grades 10-12
ISBN:9798217029761
9798217116966
Author Notes:Patricia Park is a tenured professor of creative writing at American University, a Fulbright Scholar in Creative Arts, and a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow. She is the author of the YA novels, What's Eating Jackie Oh? and Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim, received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal and was an NPR Book of the Day. Patricia's writing has also appeared in the New Yorker , the Guardian , Salon , and others.