A sweet love story of self-discovery and mutual support(Kirkus Reviews), this slice-of-life companion toA Pho LoveStoryfollows two Vietnamese American students who find themselves ata crossroadsbetween family expectations, personal identity, and relationships.

To his friends back home, Viet Ho is calm and collected and a lovable oddballwho nurses an obsession with forensic science. Hes relieved to escape to UCDavis and escape from being caught between his feuding bickering immigrantparents. But with the whirlwind of campus life and the weight of his depressionpressing in, Viet begins to wonder if he can truly outrun the version ofhimself he left behind.

Evie Mai is the classic overachiever: a junior biology major, model eldestdaughter, and girlfriend to a charming, well-connected future doctor. But whileher rsum is flawless, her relationship is frayingand shes starting toquestion whether the future shes worked so hard for is one she actually wants.Hoping to reconnect, she and her boyfriend both join a student-run clinic, butthe experience reveals just how out of sync theyve become.

When an awkward accident throws Viet and Evie together, a friendship sparksover shared memories, late-night conversations, and quiet support neither ofthem knew they needed. As their bond deepens, so does the pull betweenthemchallenging everything they thought they knew about love, family, and whatit means to belong.

A slow-burn romance that is tender and quietly powerful,Solving forthe Unknownis about stepping off the path you were told to followandfinding something unexpectedly beautiful in the process.

About the Author

Loan Le is the author ofSolving for theUnknownandA Pho Love Story, a YA rom-com that earnedpraise from NPR,PopSugar,Bustle,Bon Appetit,USATODAY, andBuzzFeed. She published her YA speculative shortstory in the anthologyFirsts & Lasts.

Loan is also a senior editor at Atria Books, where sheacquires genre-bending adult fiction.

When she isnt writing young adult novels, shes makingsourdough bread, trying to keep her plants alive, watching true crimedocumentaries, and working on her adult novel.