She relies on her top-notch brain and expertise to see her through. She doesn't dress to impress or alter her attitude to fit the social situation. Now, Eliza's not likable, and she knows it.

She's running unopposed for Editor in Chief until the last minute, when Eliza is notified of another candidate: Leonard 'Len' DiMartile, an impossibly charming, half-white half-Japanese former basketball player. If you're Eliza Quan, you've just walked in on this exact scenario.Įliza, the Chinese Vietnamese American heroine of Michelle Quach's marvelous debut novel Not Here to Be Liked, is managing editor of the Willoughby High School Bugle and has worked tirelessly on the newspaper's staff for years. Suddenly her vast qualifications mean squat because inexperienced Len-who is tall, handsome, and male-just seems more like a leader.When Eliza’s frustration spills out in a viral essay, she finds herself inspiring a feminist movement she never meant to start, caught between those who believe she’s a gender equality champion and others who think she’s simply crying misogyny.Have you ever had the feeling that, despite all the good, hard work you've done, there's always someone else getting more accolades by accomplishing less? If you identify as a woman, it's far more likely that you've experienced such a thing in your lifetime. That is, until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides on a whim to run against her. Eliza Quan is the perfect candidate for editor in chief of her school paper. “A smart romance with heart and guts and all the intoxicating feelings in between.” -Maureen Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of 13 Little Blue EnvelopesEmergency Contact meets Moxie in this cheeky and searing novel that unpacks just how complicated new love can get…when you fall for your enemy. Suddenly her vast qualifications mean squat because inexperienced Len-who is tall, handsome, and male-just seems more like a leader.When Eliza’s frustration spills out in a viral essay, she finds herself inspiring a feminist movement she never meant to start, caught between those who believe she’s a gender equality champion and others who think she’s simply crying misogyny.Amid this growing tension, the school asks Eliza and Len to work side by side to demons

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