The Fraught Lives of Nathan Kwan and Lapsang Souchong: When You're Always Second-Best, How Far Would You Go to Be Number One? Will You Sacrifice Frien (Paperback)

Cousins Nathan and Junie Kwan, and their friend, Sachin Sundara, are students in the prestigious and fiercely competitive Noble Hall School - dismissed as bookish nerds by the popular students who rule at school and subjected to micro-aggressions. Their friendship kept them afloat... until the bright new girl at school, Aida Anargul, befriended them. Fashionista Aida brought a touch of glamour into their lives, and seemed to make the impossible seem possible.
But, their new found popularity is short-lived as Nathan's world came crashing down when his precious Siamese cat disappeared one night. The friends embark on a frantic search for Lapsang Souchong and discovered that their quaint little neighborhood is hiding a dark secret. The narrative merges the charm of old-school mystery, adventure and folklore; with complex New Age characters, including (sometimes) unlikeable, annoying know-it-all protagonists and form formidable antagonists who are (sometimes) admirable.