The henna wars /
Jaigirdar, Adiba,
The henna wars / Adiba Jaigirdar. - 389 pages ; 22 cm
Nishat doesn't want to lose her family, but she also doesn't want to hide who she is, and it only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic, and Nishat falls for her instantly. But when a school competition invites students to create their own businesses, both Flávia and Nishat decide to showcase their talent as henna artists. In a fight to prove who is the best, their lives become more tangled--but Nishat can't quite get rid of her crush, especially since Flávia seems to like her back. 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. 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. -- adapted from jacket
9781624149689 1624149685
2019948872
GBC064438 bnb
019805637 Uk
Bengali (South Asian people)--Fiction.
Teenage girls--Fiction.
Lesbians--Fiction.
Mehndi (Body painting)--Fiction.
High schools--Fiction.
Contests--Fiction.
Bangladesh--Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Lesbian fiction.
Romance fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Bildungsromans.
LGBTQ+.
The henna wars / Adiba Jaigirdar. - 389 pages ; 22 cm
Nishat doesn't want to lose her family, but she also doesn't want to hide who she is, and it only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic, and Nishat falls for her instantly. But when a school competition invites students to create their own businesses, both Flávia and Nishat decide to showcase their talent as henna artists. In a fight to prove who is the best, their lives become more tangled--but Nishat can't quite get rid of her crush, especially since Flávia seems to like her back. 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. 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. -- adapted from jacket
9781624149689 1624149685
2019948872
GBC064438 bnb
019805637 Uk
Bengali (South Asian people)--Fiction.
Teenage girls--Fiction.
Lesbians--Fiction.
Mehndi (Body painting)--Fiction.
High schools--Fiction.
Contests--Fiction.
Bangladesh--Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Lesbian fiction.
Romance fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Bildungsromans.
LGBTQ+.