Pageant

Karen Zhao's parents have signed her up for a beauty pageant without asking her. She is absolutely not ready. She does not have a choice. But now that she is in it, there might be something to gain: a hook for her college application, a chance to reinvent herself, a way through the anxiety that has been following her around, maybe even love — or something close enough. A coming-of-age visual novel about making the best of a situation you did not choose.