I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang

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I Am Not Jessica Chen is Ann Liang's haunting, page-turning speculative YA novel about identity, comparison, and the cost of chasing perfection. Jenna Chen has spent her life in the shadow of her flawless cousin. Jessica Chen is so smart she gets the top score on every test. Jessica Chen is so beautiful people stop in the hallway to stare at her. Jessica Chen is so perfect she got into Harvard. And Jenna Chen, seventeen and rejected from every single Ivy League she applied to, will only ever be a disappointment — at least in the eyes of her Asian immigrant parents.

In a moment of despair, Jenna makes a desperate wish upon a shooting star to become her smarter, infinitely more successful cousin — only for it to come true, literally. Jenna wakes up trapped inside Jessica's body, with access to her cousin's most private journals and secrets, and finally gets to live the life she's always dreamed of. But being the top student at the elite, cutthroat Havenwood Private Academy isn't quite what she imagined, and Jessica's picture-perfect life turns out to hide secrets and social pressures of its own. Worse, as everyone — including her own parents — begins to forget that Jenna Chen ever existed, Jenna must decide whether trading away her real self, her artistic talent, and even the hope of her longtime crush Aaron Cai loving her back is truly worth becoming Jessica Chen forever.

Why Choose This Book?

• Critically acclaimed: Praised by School Library Journal in a starred review as "a poignant exploration of what it means to be uniquely 'you'" — "highly recommended."
• From a bestselling author: Ann Liang is the New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestselling author of critically acclaimed young adult and adult fiction.
• Award-recognized: A Kids' Indie Next Pick, a Goodreads Choice Award nominee, and named to YALSA's 2026 Best Fiction for Young Adults list.
• A fresh spin on a beloved trope: A body-swap premise that examines identity, self-worth, and the pressure of immigrant family expectations with emotional depth.
• Resonant and relatable: Explores the toll of perfectionism and comparison in a way widely praised as sincere, moving, and unputdownable.

About the Author: Ann Liang

Ann Liang is the New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestselling author of critically acclaimed young adult and adult fiction, whose books have been sold in over twenty foreign territories. Born in Beijing and raised traveling between China and Australia, she now lives in Melbourne and is also known for If You Could See the Sun and This Time It's Real.

Who Should Read This Book?

• Teens and YA readers who feel the pressure of comparison and high expectations
• Fans of speculative and magical realism-infused coming-of-age stories
• Readers of body-swap and identity-exploring fiction
• Fans of Ann Liang's other novels, including If You Could See the Sun
• Anyone drawn to stories about immigrant family dynamics and self-worth

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