Rajani LaRocca

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A heartbreakingly hopeful #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia. Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family's traditions and holidays. But Reha's parents don't understand why she's conflicted—they only notice when Reha doesn't meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma, although their names are linked—Reha means star” and Punam means moon”—but they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her Amma is sick. Really sick.Reha, who dreams… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-06-304742-6
EAN: 9780063047426
Produktnummer: 33979368
Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Sonstiges: Ab 8 - 12 J.

Über den Autor

Rajani LaRocca's debut middle grade novel, Midsummer's Mayhem, was a Kirkus Best Book of 2019, an Indies Introduce selection, and an Indie Next pick. Rajani was born in India, immigrated to the U.S. when she was a baby, and grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, she practices medicine and lives outside Boston with her family. Visit her at www.rajanilarocca.com.