The Fraught Lives of Nathan Kwan and Lapsang

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.