{"product_id":"tj-powar-has-something-to-prove-9780593403396","title":"Tj Powar Has Something to Prove","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"With an iconic heroine, delightful banter and a deeply felt message, this debut \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eproves many times over that Jesmeen Kaur Deo is an invaluable new voice. \u003ci\u003eTJ Powar Has Something to Prove\u003c\/i\u003e is rife with insight and rich with rom-com joy, often on the same page.\" -- Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of \u003ci\u003eIf I'm Being Honest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen TJ Powar--a pretty, popular debater--and her cousin Simran become the subject of a meme: with TJ being the \"expectation\" of dating an Indian girl and her Sikh cousin who does not remove her body hair being the \"reality\"--TJ decides to take a stand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe ditches her razors, cancels her waxing appointments, and sets a debate resolution for herself: \"This House Believes That TJ Powar can be her hairy self, and still be beautiful.\" Only, as she sets about proving her point, she starts to seriously doubt anyone could care about her just the way she is--even when the infuriating boy from a rival debate team seems determined to prove otherwise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs her carefully crafted sense of self begins to crumble, TJ realizes that winning this debate may cost her far more than the space between her eyebrows. And that the hardest judge to convince of her arguments might just be herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesmeen Kaur Deo \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in northern British Columbia, where she spent most of her childhood daydreaming. She loves books that can make her laugh and tug at her heartstrings in the same paragraph. When not wrapped up in stories, she can be found biking, playing the harmonium, or struggling to open jars. \u003ci\u003eTJ Powar Has Something to Prove\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671646015762,"sku":"9780593403396","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1c12f5e-4e6e-4130-b65c-44f35a186a48.jpg?v=1733807205","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tj-powar-has-something-to-prove-9780593403396","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}