![]() ![]() Suddenly she must learn not just how to be both Indian and American, but also how to live with her mother’s leukemia diagnosis. Then, on the night of the middle school dance, her mother is admitted to the hospital, and Reha’s world is split in two again: this time, between hospital and home. Reha feels frustrated that her parents refuse to acknowledge her Americanness and insist on raising her with Indian values and habits. ![]() On the weekends, she’s with her other best friend, Sunita (Sunny for short), at gatherings hosted by her Indian community. Monday through Friday, she goes to a school where she stands out for not being White but where she has a weekday best friend, Rachel, and does English projects with potential crush Pete. ![]() It’s 1983, and 13-year-old Indian American Reha feels caught between two worlds. ![]()
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