TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jaigirdar,Adiba
TI  - The henna wars
SN  - 9781624149689
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Salem, MA
PB  - Page Street Publishing Co.
KW  - Bengali (South Asian people)
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Teenage girls
KW  - Lesbians
KW  - Mehndi (Body painting)
KW  - High schools
KW  - Contests
KW  - Bangladesh
KW  - Young adult fiction
KW  - Lesbian fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Romance fiction
KW  - Social problem fiction
KW  - Bildungsromans
KW  - LGBTQ+
N2  - 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
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