"From first crushes to first heartbreaks, complicated family dynamics to community relationships, this powerful collection of stories explores race, class, culture, language, and the very idea of home as both a place and a feeling. Edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra and featuring some of the most acclaimed, bestselling South Asian authors writing for teens today--this is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it means to be South Asian"--Provided by publisher.
Details
ISBN:9780063208315
Physical Description:x, 385 pages ; 22 cm
Edition:First edition.
Publisher:New York, NY :Harper,[2025]
Formatted Contents Note:
Seven of swords / Fatimah Asghar -- We dine with our dead / Kanwalroop Kaur Singh -- When Durga Devi weeps / Rajani LaRocca -- Simar, Aaron, and the big Punjabi wedding / Jasmine Kaur -- You can't go home again / Samira Ahmed -- One island / Tanya Boteju -- Big rig blues / Navdeep Singh Dhillon -- Lovesick / Tashie Bhuiyan -- Love the one you're with / Sheba Karim -- Star anise / Anuradha D. Rajurkar -- Kick flips in my stomach / Nikesh Shukla -- No taste like home / Nisha Sharma -- Way it was supposed to be / Veera Hiranandani -- Memories of a mango tree / Sarah Mughal Rana -- Jahaji / Rekha Kuver -- Rakhi & roll / Tanuja Desai Hidier.