My Basmati Bat Mitzvah by Paula J. Freedman, 256 pages, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade (FYI, making a Star of David out of rice is much harder than it sounds!) “To be myself, on my own terms, and not have that be weird. To stand out and fitContinue reading “My Basmati Bat Mitzvah”
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The Whole Story of Half a Girl
The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani, 224 pages, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade “I’m not sad. I’m not happy. I’m an alternate.” Sonia, p. 91 This is my second review of one of Hirandani’s books and, if it’s not clear, she has become aContinue reading “The Whole Story of Half a Girl”
How to Find What You’re Not Looking For
How to Find What You’re Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani, 372 pages, Can be read in a few evenings depending on your speed, Middle Grade A quote that I really appreciated: “But you wonder, if you were who everyone wants to be, would it even make a difference?” Ariel, p. 147 Shout out to anotherContinue reading “How to Find What You’re Not Looking For”
The Rita Reads 