Instead of spending her summer trying out for a dance scholarship, Ever is shipped to Taiwan to experience what will be the summer of her life. However, there’s one major complication: her parents and what they have in mind.

Wen is repped by Joanna Volpe and Pouya Shahbazian of New Leaf Literary & Media and attorney Steve Younger of Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light LLP.The lowdown – Chinese American teen Ever Wong wants one thing: to dance. Earlier this month ACE announced it had launched a television division which is behind the upcoming AMC series Fugee High and the Nickelodeon TV reboot of Are You Afraid of the Dark? To add to their millennial-driven YA content, ACE is developing a slate of features including 10 Blind Dates based on the novel by Ashley Elston, Replica based on Lauren Oliver’s best-selling novel, the Vatican-based thriller White Smoke with Nicholas McCarthy attached to write and direct as well as the family comedy Runaway. In addition to the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before franchise on Netflix, ACE Entertainment was also the company behind the romantic drama Irreplaceable You and the sci-fi film Spontaneous. Wen will executive produce alongside Siemers.

Kaplan will produce with Max Siemers spearheading the project for ACE Entertainment. The novel is published by HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Her novel fits perfectly with the types of stories we are trying to tell at ACE and we are excited to bring this story to audiences around the world, while also staying true to the rich culture and history Abigail portrays in the book.” “She manages to explore complicated themes like identity and cultural expectations while also giving readers an authentic glimpse into the mind of an Asian American teenage girl. “Abigail’s novel is a unique story and exploration of multifaceted identity and intersectionality, much in the same way Jenny Han’s To All the Boys novels were” adds Matt Kaplan, founder of ACE Entertainment.

With ACE on board, even more audiences will be able to experience the novel’s many diverse characters and the rich world that is Loveboat.” I’m incredibly honored that this book has touched so many lives and is bringing people together in ways I never expected. “Their enthusiasm for telling authentic stories on screen was palpable when we first met and I’m a huge fan of what they did with Jenny Han’s work. “ACE Entertainment is the perfect partner to bring this story to life,” said Wen. Cole Sprouse Joins Tommy Dorfman's Directorial Debut 'I Wish You All The Best' For ACE Entertainment

Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen