TY  - BOOK
AU  - LaRocca,Rajani
TI  - Red, white, and whole
SN  - 9780063047426
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
KW  - East Indian Americans
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Families
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Middle schools
KW  - Schools
KW  - Sick parents
KW  - Family life
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Novels in verse
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Ages 8-12
N2  - "Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family's traditions and holidays. But Reha's parents don't understand why she's conflicted--they only notice when Reha doesn't meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma, although their names are linked--Reha means "star" and Punam means "moon"--but they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her Amma is sick. Really sick. Reha, who dreams of becoming a doctor even though she can't stomach the sight of blood, is determined to make her Amma well again. She'll be the perfect daughter, if it means saving her Amma's life"--
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