How to Find What You're Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani

The Night Diary was one of my favorite books that came out in 2018.  It was named a Newbery Honor, so I wasn't the only one moved by the story of Nisha, a half-Hindu and half-Muslim girl who has to find her place in the world after India's partition in 1947.  The author, Veera Hiranandani, has another historical fiction novel out this week.  This time she's taking readers to the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision.

How to Find What You're Not Looking For (09/14/21)
Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg's life feels like the moment after the final guest leaves the party.  Her family's Jewish bakery runs into financial trouble, and her older sister has eloped with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage.  As change becomes Ariel's only constant, she's left to hone something that will be with her always -- her own voice.

Get a sneak peek on the publisher's website.

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