If You, Then Me

A warm and funny teen coming of age story set in Silicon Valley from Asian American author Yvonne Woon about the questions we all ask when making mistakes in life and in love, perfect for fans of Emergency Contact and When Dimple Met Rishi.

What would you ask your future self? First question: What does it feel like to kiss someone?

Xia is stuck in a lonely, boring loop. Her only escapes are Wiser, an artificial intelligence app she designed to answer questions as her future self, and a mysterious online crush she knows only as ObjectPermanence.

Until one day Xia enrolls at the Foundry, an app incubator for tech prodigies in Silicon Valley, and suddenly anything is possible. Flirting with Mast, a classmate also working on AI, leads to a date. Speaking up generates a vindictive nemesis intent on publicly humiliating her. And running into Mitzy Erst, Foundry alumna and Xia's idol, could give Xia all the answers.

And then Xia receives a shocking message from ObjectPermanence. He is at the Foundry, too. Xia is torn between Mast and ObjectPermanence?just as Mitzy pushes her towards a shiny new future. Xia doesn't have to ask Wiser to know: The right choice could transform her into the future self of her dreams, but the wrong one could destroy her.

• Coding Romance: She's a brilliant programmer who's never been kissed. He's the cute classmate who might change that. But Xia's coding a future that might not have room for him.
• Artificial Intelligence: Meet Wiser, the AI app Xia designed to be her future self. It's supposed to have all the answers, but it can't solve the problems of her heart.
• Online Crush: For months, her only connection was with ObjectPermanence. Now he's no longer just a screen name?he's at the same tech incubator, and he's closer than she thinks.
• Silicon Valley Setting: Welcome to the Foundry, a high-stakes tech incubator where teen prodigies compete for a million-dollar prize and ambition can make or break you.