How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life
How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life is a young adult novel by Kaavya Viswanathan, written just after she graduated from high school. Its 2006 debut was highly publicized while she was enrolled at Harvard University, but the book was withdrawn after it was discovered that portions had been plagiarized from several sources, including the works of Salman Rushdie and Meg Cabot. Viswanathan immediately apologized and stated that similarities were "completely unintentional and unconscious." All shelf copies of Opal Mehta were ultimately recalled and destroyed by the publisher, and Viswanathan's contract for a second book was canceled.
| Author | Kaavya Viswanathan |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Little Brown and Company |
Publication date | April 4, 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 314 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-05988-6 |
| 813/.6 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3622.I79 H69 2006 |
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