A lively and irresistible first novel about an overachieving
teenage girl who discovers that, in order to get into the
college of her dreams, she needs to have more fun. Since
Opal's birth, the Mehtas have raised their only daughter
with one goal in mind: to get into Harvard. They even
concocted a rigorous game plan they called HOWGIH--How Opal
Will Get Into Harvard. There were flowcharts, diagrams, and
endless lists to track her progress. At 16, Opal is her high
school's valedictorian, president of three honor societies,
and first chair in the regional orchestra. She even took
welding classes to appear well-rounded. Her admission to
Harvard looks like a sure thing. But at Opal's interview
with Harvard's Dean of Admissions, he sets aside her
impressive resume and asks the one question she never saw
coming: What do you like to do for fun? Opal flubs the
interview, but the Dean offers her another chance--if she
can show that she is more than her GPA. Opal and her parents
respond to this setback with the same rigor, calculation,
and focus they applied to creating the perfect academic
resume, and design a whole new plan: HOWGAL--How Opal Will
Get A Life. The Mehtas excel at anything they set their mind
to, and Opal's calculated rise on her high school's social
ladder--full of pop-culture cramfests, fashion makeovers,
and a semester of nonstop partying--leaves Opal impossibly
popular…and very confused. For the first time in her life,
Opal finds herself asking two fundamental questions, "Who am
I, and what do I love to do?" In this brilliant and
outrageously funny debut novel, Opal's journey is a delight
from the first page to the last.
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