A heartbreakingly hopeful 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 underst.
A New England Book Award finalist A heartbreakingly hopeful 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.
This is the perfect next read for fans of Jasmine Warga and Thanhh�
Lại.
She\'ll be the perfect daughter, if it means saving her Amma\'s life.
From Indies Introduce author Rajani Larocca comes a radiant story about the ties that bind and how to go on in the face of unthinkable loss.
Really sick.
Reha, who dreams of becoming a doctor even though she can\'t stomach the sight of blood, is determined to make her Amma well again.
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.
But Reha\'s parents don\'t understand why she\'s conflicted--they only notice when Reha doesn\'t meet their strict expectations.
A New England Book Award finalist A heartbreakingly hopeful 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.
This is the perfect next read for fans of Jasmine Warga and Thanhh�
Lại.
She\'ll be the perfect daughter, if it means saving her Amma\'s life.
From Indies Introduce author Rajani Larocca comes a radiant story about the ties that bind and how to go on in the face of unthinkable loss.
Really sick.
Reha, who dreams of becoming a doctor even though she can\'t stomach the sight of blood, is determined to make her Amma well again.
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.
But Reha\'s parents don\'t understand why she\'s conflicted--they only notice when Reha doesn\'t meet their strict expectations.
A heartbreakingly hopeful 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
