How Maya Got Fierce

<p>In <i>How Maya Got Fierce </i>by Sona Charaipotra, <i>The Bold Type</i> meets <i>Younger </i>when a teen who gets her dream job at a fashion magazine, despite being only seventeen. <br><br>Maya dreams of working in magazines. But as the daughter of garlic farmers, her path is set: it’s off to Cow Camp instead. But when she ends up in the New York City area and realizes her cousin's girlfriend works at Maya's favorite magazine - <i>Fierce - </i>an opportunity falls in her lap to intern. It's her dream job, and she can't pass it up, even if means disappointing her family and lying to her parents. <br><br>The only problem? Maya hasn't accepted an internship. She's accepted a full time job, as a staff writer, and everyone at <i>Fierce </i>thinks she's 26.<br><br>Maya is so close to making her dreams come true, even if the glam life at <i>Fierce</i> isn’t quite as shiny and fun as she hoped. But when she suggests the perfect candidate for a big story—and manages to get the scoop—all eyes are on her. How long can she keep her real age from her boss—and her real life from her parents?</p>