Ambrosia Lee Drops the MIC by Park, Patricia

Ambrosia Lee Drops the MIC

A Korean American former child actress decides to branch out and stand out in order to pursue...
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Author: Patricia Park
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Ambrosia Lee Drops the MIC by Park, Patricia

Ambrosia Lee Drops the MIC

$23.98

Ambrosia Lee Drops the MIC

$23.98
Author: Patricia Park
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A Korean American former child actress decides to branch out and stand out in order to pursue her newfound love -- stand-up comedy. Here's another hilarious novel from the author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and What's Eating Jackie Oh?

"An authentically funny, honest, and real portrayal of the fight to be seen. Simply magnificent." -Ellen Oh, award-winning author of Finding Junie Kim

They say Hollywood is like high school, and has-been child actor Ambrosia Lee feels like she's at the bottom of the social ladder. Her acting career peaked at the age of eleven-- then she was unceremoniously fired from her big break due to her weight.

Now after years of rejections and backstabbing auditions, teenage Ambrosia turns to stand-up to speak her truth. It's the perfect way to rant about everything that's been bothering her: divorced parents dynamics, Asian stereotypes, and Hollywood drama. It also doesn't hurt that a cute boy is helping her learn the ropes of a comedy routine.

It's all laughs...but comedy clubs can be just as toxic as the Hollywood complex she always mocks.

Can Ambrosia be her true self both on and off the mic?

Patricia Park's humorous new novel explores the complicated worlds of Hollywood and comedy clubs, body image standards, and what it takes to succeed.

Author: Patricia Park
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/28/2026
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9798217029761
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/2026
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2026 pg. 92
Publishers Weekly 01/26/2026
School Library Journal 01/16/2026 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2026
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2026

About the Author
Patricia Park is a tenured professor of creative writing at American University, a Fulbright Scholar in Creative Arts, and a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow. She is the author of the YA novels, What's Eating Jackie Oh? and Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim, received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal and was an NPR Book of the Day. Patricia's writing has also appeared in the New Yorker, the Guardian, Salon, and others.

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