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Call Number: Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Hiranandani, Veera
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Hiranandani, Veera	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Hiranandani, Veera	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Hiranandani, Veera	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / Historical / Hiranandani, Veera	4-week checkout	On Shelf

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.

Historical Fiction based on the author's family submitted by liebermanjanice on June 19, 2024, 10:40pm There were lots of interesting issues to explore in this book set in 1967-68: interracial marriage, family dynamics, friendship, dysgraphia, anti-semitism, and more.