The henna wars
Titre
:
The henna wars
Adiba, Jaigirdar
Sommaire
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Nishat's parents say she can be anyone she wants-- as long as she isn't a lesbian. She doesn't want to lose her family, but she also doesn't want to hide who she is. When childhood friend Flávia walks back into her life, Nishat falls for her instantly. Then a school competition invites students to create their own businesses, and both Flávia and Nishat decide to showcase their talent as henna artists. As the competition heats up, Nishat has a decision to make: stay in the closet for her family, or put aside her differences with Flávia and give their relationship a chance.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2022,
2020
Description matérielle
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389 pages ; 22 cm
2023 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Intermediate nominee
Terme de vedette-matière
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Bengali (South Asian people) -- Fiction
Teenage girls -- Fiction
Muslim lesbians -- Fiction
Mehndi (Body painting) -- Fiction
High schools -- Fiction
Contests -- Fiction
Families -- Fiction
Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction
Young adult fiction
Coming of age -- Fiction
Terme géographique
:
Bangladesh -- Fiction
Genre
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Lesbian fiction
Romance fiction
Social problem fiction
Bildungsromans
Résumé
:
Nishat's parents say she can be anyone she wants-- as long as she isn't a lesbian. She doesn't want to lose her family, but she also doesn't want to hide who she is. When childhood friend Flávia walks back into her life, Nishat falls for her instantly. Then a school competition invites students to create their own businesses, and both Flávia and Nishat decide to showcase their talent as henna artists. As the competition heats up, Nishat has a decision to make: stay in the closet for her family, or put aside her differences with Flávia and give their relationship a chance.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9781624149689
9781645675730
Informations de publication
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Salem, Massachusetts : Page Street Publishing Co., 2020.
Salem, Massachusetts : Page Street Publishing Company, 2022.
©2020
Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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Shauna May Seneca | F JAI | Book - Junior High | 31929000210032 | Teen |