New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor-winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg\'s life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v.
A former editor at Simon & Schuster, she now teaches creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College\'s Writing Institute..
She is the author of The Whole Story of Half a Girl , a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a South Asia Book Award finalist.
About author(s): Veera Hiranandani , author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Night Diary , earned her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College.
As change becomes Ariel\'s only constant, she\'s left to hone something that will be with her always--her own voice.
Her family\'s Jewish bakery runs into financial trouble, and her older sister has eloped with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage.
Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg\'s life feels like the moment after the final guest leaves the party.
Virginia decision, and she\'s forced to grapple with both her family\'s prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences, as she defines her own beliefs.
New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor-winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg\'s life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v
