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Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic

April 28
Book cover of Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic by Patricia Park. There is a young person with light skin and straight dark hair. The person is wearing an orange long sleeve shirt and is holding up a wired microphone and has a half smile. There is a starry blue sky with some purple in the background.

Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic by Patricia Park
Crown Books for Young Readers

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 her: 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?

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