Artifacts of An Ex by Jennifer Chen

In the tradition of Jenny Han and Emma Lord, Jennifer Chen's Artifacts
of an Ex is a story of love, art, and finding your way when everything
you know has changed completely.
When Chloe Chang gets dumped via USPS after moving across the county
from NYC to LA, her first instinct is to throw her box of memories in the
garbage. Instead, she starts buying other teenagers' break-up boxes to create
an art exhibit, Heartifacts. Opening night is going great, until she spots Daniel
Kwak illicitly filming his best friend's reaction to his ex's box. When she tries to
stop him, an intense discussion ends up launching a creative partnership and
friendship. . . and a major crush for Chloe.
There's just one problem: Daniel is dead set on not being another rebound.
Five times he's been the guy who makes the girls he's dating realize they
want to get back with their ex. And he refuses for there to be a sixth. She
insists she's over her ex, but when he shows up unexpectedly with his new
girlfriend, it turns out Daniel was right. She isn't ready for a new relationship.
She throws herself into making Heartifacts successful, but flashy influencers
threaten her original vision of the exhibit. To create the exhibit she's always
wanted, Chloe needs to go back to basics, learn to work with artists in a more
collaborative way, and discover what love can be. Only then will she convince
Daniel she's truly ready for everything they could be to one another.
With an artist's precision, Jennifer Chen shades the sweet (...)

JENNIFER CHEN (jchenwriter.com) is a freelance journalist who has written
for Today, New York Times, Oprah Daily, Real Simple, and Bust . Jennifer has
a MFA and BFA in dramatic writing from New York University's Tisch School of
the Arts. She is a proud volunteer for WriteGirl, a creative writing and
mentoring organization. She lives in Los Angeles with her TV writer husband,
twins, two pugs, and a cat named Gremlin. Follow her on Twitter, TikTok, and
Instagram at @jchenwriter.

St. Martin's Press
On Sale: Nov 14/23
5.38 x 8.25 • 288 pages
9781250865663 • $27.00 • CL - With dust jacket
YA Fic / Romance / Contemporary • Ages 13-18 years