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TJ Powar Has Something to Prove
- Narrated by: Mayuri Bhandari
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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Publisher's Summary
“With an iconic heroine, delightful banter and a deeply felt message, this debut proves many times over that Jesmeen Kaur Deo is an invaluable new voice. TJ Powar Has Something to Prove is rife with insight and rich with rom-com joy, often on the same page.”—Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of If I’m Being Honest
When 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.
She 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.
As 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.
What the critics say
“TJ Powar Has Something To Prove is unlike any book I’ve read before. It’s unflinchingly honest, real, and raw in its examination of body image. Every hairy brown girl will see a reflection of their lives in its page.”—Adiba Jaigirdar, author of Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating and The Henna Wars
“With an iconic heroine, delightful banter and a deeply felt message, this debut proves many times over that Jesmeen Kaur Deo is an invaluable new voice. TJ Powar Has Something to Prove is rife with insight and rich with rom-com joy, often on the same page.”—Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of If I’m Being Honest
"There’s much to appreciate about this book...fans of school stories will enjoy the humor, romance, and fun characters who navigate lost relationships, friendships that endure, and reminders that some people will always have your back—no matter how hairy it may be."—Kirkus Reviews
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- Courteous Reader
- 2022-08-11
A great addition to Canadian YA literature
Pretty, popular high school debater Tejinder "TJ" Powar and her cousin Simran become the target of a viral meme that brutally compares the Indo-Canadian girls and their body hair. To prove the point that waxing and threading do not make someone more beautiful, TJ stops her regular hair-removal regime, much to the consternation of her boyfriend, friends, and mother. What begins as a simple 'debate' on the significance of body hair evolves to greater conversations about online bullying, racism, societal standards of beauty and gender, misogyny, and even transphobia. First-time novelist Jesmeen Kaur Deo's prose is smooth and enjoyable; I'm fairly certain I could have listened to this audiobook in one sitting. The characters in move beyond the high school stereotypes, and many of the flawed characters have complicated relationships with other equally-flawed characters. I loved that the novel (unlike a lot of other YA written by Canadian authors) is unapologetically Canadian. Finally, I will argue that Charlie Rosencrantz is one of the greatest teen love interests of all time, while simultaneously proposing that Isaac and Jenna Turner are two of YA's most delicious villains. Jesmeen Kaur Deo is a fantastic new voice in YA literature, and I look forward to her future works; Mayuri Bhandari did a fantastic job as narrator.
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