Newbery Honor Book! A heartbreakingly hopeful novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia.
This is the perfect next read for fans of Jasmine Warga and Thanhhà Lại..
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.
She\'ll be the perfect daughter, if it means saving her Amma\'s life.
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.
Really sick.
Then Reha finds out that her Amma is sick.
Although their names are linked--Reha means star and Punam means moon--they are a universe apart.
Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma.
But Reha\'s parents don\'t understand why she\'s conflicted--they only notice when Reha doesn\'t meet their strict expectations. * Walter Award Winner * New England Book Award Winner * An NCTE Notable Verse Novel * Golden Kite Award Winner * Crystal Kite Award Winner * Goodreads Choice Nominee * A Washington Post Best Children\'s Book of the Year * An SLJ Best Book of the Year * A BookPage Best Book of the Year * An NYPL Best Book of the Year * A Mighty Girl\'s Best Book of the Year * An ILA Notable Book for a Global Society * A Bank Street Best Book of the Year *Junior Library Guild Selection * A Judy Lopez Memorial Award Honor * Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she\'s the only Indian American student, and home, with her family\'s traditions and holidays.
Newbery Honor Book! A heartbreakingly hopeful novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia
