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Middle schooler Ariel Goldberg must find her own voice and define her own beliefs after her big sister elopes with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage.
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Fantastic historical fiction
submitted by rshah on June 19, 2023, 5:12am
This book won a lot of awards and honors, and for good reason. It is an emotionally affecting read that manages to tackle a number of important issues in a short period of time. Set shortly after the Supreme Court decides Loving vs. Virginia, Ariel learns her 18-year-old sister has fallen in love with an Indian American man. Both Ariel’s Jewish parents and Raj’s Hindu parents want their children to marry within the faith and thus disapprove of the relationship. The disapproval of the relationship is the catalyst for the rest of the book.
What I really loved about this book is that while it is a story of struggle, it is also a story of strength. As the year passes, Ariel discovers she is good at poetry and finds strength in her creative voice. This also leads her to find strength in other ways and that strength becomes the driving force for how the story concludes.
PUBLISHED
New York : Kokila, 2021.
Year Published: 2021
Description: 380 pages ; 22 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780525555032
052555503X
SUBJECTS
Jewish families -- Fiction.
Interracial marriage -- Fiction.
Prejudices -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.