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By the author of the Newbery Honor Book The Night Diary, a thoughtful and relatable story about cultural identity, friendship, and what it means to fit in without losing who you are.
After her father loses his job, Sonia Nadhamuni, half Indian and half Jewish American, finds herself yanked out of private school and thrown into the unfamiliar world of public education. For the first time, Sonias mixed heritage makes her classmates ask questionsquestions Sonia doesnt always know how to answeras she navigates between a group of popular girls who want her to try out for the cheerleading squad and other students who arent part of the in crowd.
At the same time that Sonia is trying to make new friends, shes dealing with what it means to have an out-of-work parentits hard for her family to adjust to their changed circumstances. And then, one day, Sonias father goes missing. Now Sonia wonders if she ever really knew him. As she begins to look for answers, she must decide what really matters and who her true friends areand whether her two halves, no matter how different, can make her a whole.
What greater praise than to be compared to Judy Blume!Each [Blume and Hiranandani] excels in charting the fluctuating discomfort zones of adolescent identity with affectionate Reviews, Starred
Author: Veera Hiranandani
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Published: 02/12/2013
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780375871672
Language: English
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