| Management number | 231655206 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$4.80 | Model Number | 231655206 | ||
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In a rural community in western New York, twelve-year-old Kiran Shah, the American-born son of Indian immigrants, longingly observes his prototypically American neighbors, the Bells. He attends school with Kelly Bell, but he's powerfully drawn—in a way he does not yet understand—to her charismatic father, Chris.Kiran's yearnings echo his parents' bewilderment as they try to adjust to a new world. His father, Nishit, a successful doctor, is haunted by thoughts of the brother he left behind. His mother, Shanti, struggles to accept a life with a husband she did not choose and her growing attachment to an American man. Kiran is close to his older sister, Preeti, until an unfathomable betrayal drives a wedge between them that will reverberate through their lives.As he leaves childhood behind, Kiran finds himself perpetually on the outside—as an Indian American torn between two cultures and as a gay man in a homophobic society. In the wake of an emotional breakdown, he travels to India, where he forms an intense bond with a teenage hijra, a member of India's ancient transgender community. With her help, Kiran begins to pull together the pieces of his broken past. Read more
| ASIN | B01GOMQR86 |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-0062199119 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 3.3 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 306 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | February 28, 2017 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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