Everything you need to understand or teach Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood.
In the romance novel The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, Olive Smith believed she was doomed to be alone. Her mother had died of pancreatic cancer when Olive was 15, leaving her with no friends or family. Years later at Stanford, Olive befriended Anh Pham, a girl who became Olive’s family. Olive is willing to do anything for Anh, including going on a fake date with a professor who has a bad reputation. The fake date ensures that Anh will go out on a date with Jeremy, who once dated Olive. Themes in the novel include the power of friendship, the difficulties of graduate school, and abuse by authority figures.