The Fraught Lives of Nathan Kwan and Lapsang Souchong

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 neighbourhood 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.