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The inspiration for the Netflix original series Mismatched!
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)

Everyone is talking about this New York Times bestselling rom-com that Mindy Kaling called “utterly charming!” Eleanor & Park meets Bollywood in this hilarious and heartfelt novel about two Indian-American teens whose parents conspire to arrange their marriage.

Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma’s inexplicable obsession with her finding the “Ideal Indian Husband.” Ugh. Dimple knows they must respect her principles on some level, though. If they truly believed she needed a husband right now, they wouldn’t have paid for her to attend a summer program for aspiring web developers…right?

Rishi Patel is a hopeless romantic. So when his parents tell him that his future wife will be attending the same summer program as him—wherein he’ll have to woo her—he’s totally on board. Because as silly as it sounds to most people in his life, Rishi wants to be arranged, believes in the power of tradition, stability, and being a part of something much bigger than himself.

The Shahs and Patels didn’t mean to start turning the wheels on this “suggested arrangement” so early in their children’s lives, but when they noticed them both gravitate toward the same summer program, they figured, Why not?

Dimple and Rishi may think they have each other figured out. But when opposites clash, love works hard to prove itself in the most unexpected ways.

About The Author

Photograph (c) Dana Foster Photography

Sandhya Menon is the New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi, Of Curses and Kisses, and many other novels that also feature lots of kissing, girl power, and swoony boys. Her books have been included in several cool places, including Today, Teen Vogue, NPR, BuzzFeed, and Seventeen. A full-time dog servant and part-time writer, she makes her home in the foggy mountains of Colorado. Visit her online at SandhyaMenon.com.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (May 30, 2017)
  • Length: 320 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781481478700
  • Grades: 7 and up
  • Ages: 12 - 99
  • Lexile ® HL700L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®

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Awards and Honors

  • Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Master List
  • Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee
  • Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best
  • Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
  • Gateway Readers Award Final Nominee (MO)
  • Volunteer State Book Award Nominee (TN)
  • High School Sequoyah Book award Master List (OK)
  • TAYSHAS Reading List (TX)
  • Amelia Bloomer List
  • ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults - Top Ten
  • South Asia Book Award Highly Commended Title
  • Colorado Book Award
  • Pennsylvania Reader's Choice Award Nominee
  • Wisconsin State Reading Association's Reading List
  • Flume Award Nominee

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