I AM NOT JESSICA CHEN by Ann Liang
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Author: Ann Liang
Be careful what you wish for - because sometimes getting everything you ever wanted means losing yourself. I AM NOT JESSICA CHEN is a sharp, emotional, and magical YA story about identity, jealousy, and the pressure to be perfect.
Jenna Chen has spent her life being compared to her cousin Jessica - the beautiful, brilliant, Harvard-bound golden girl. Jenna? She’s just… average. So when she makes a desperate wish to become Jessica, she never expects it to actually come true.
Overnight, Jenna steps into her cousin’s perfect life - the grades, the glamour, the attention. But perfection comes at a terrifying cost. Her art, her memories, even her name start to fade. The more she tries to hold on, the more she risks disappearing completely.
Witty, haunting, and deeply relatable, I Am Not Jessica Chen is a story about finding your own worth in a world obsessed with perfection - and realising that being yourself might just be the most powerful wish of all.
Why this book deserves a spot on your shelf:
- A magical realism twist on the pressure to be perfect
- Sharp social commentary wrapped in a heartfelt coming-of-age story
- Perfect for fans of Everything, Everything, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and When You Wish Upon a Lantern