| #459544 in Books | 2010-06-15 | 2010-06-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.25 x.80 x5.50l,.49 | File type: PDF | 256 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Discovering family and heritage in post-9/11 America|By Terri Lee-Johnson|Neesha Meminger's debut YA novel sheds light on life for a teenage girl of Indian heritage in post-9/11 America. 17 year old Samar has been very assimilated into American culture by her mother who has severed all ties to her family due to religious and philosophical differences stemming from her own child|From Booklist|Samar (aka Sam) considers herself just a regular teenage girl, even though she is Indian American. Her mother has kept her away from her old-fashioned, very strict family, and she never has identifie
Sixteen-year-old Samar—aka Sam—is an Indian American teenager whose mom has kept her away from her old-fashioned family. It’s never bothered Sam, who is busy with school, friends, and a demanding boyfriend. But things change after 9/11. A guy in a turban shows up at Sam’s house—and turns out to be her uncle. He wants to reconcile the family and teach Sam about her Sikh heritage. She is eager to learn, but when boys attack her uncle, shouting...
You easily download any file type for your device.Shine, Coconut Moon | Neesha Meminger. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
