So I could also be / happy, / fearless, / and maybe even / belong. Kavi's scholarship to her elite new school was supposed to be everything she ever wanted, but as she tries to find some semblance of normalcy in a country on fire, nothing is going according to plan. In an effort to fit in with her wealthy, glittering, and self-assured new classmates, Kavi begins telling lies, trading her old life--where she's a poor girl whose mother has chosen a new husband over her daughter--for a new one, where she's rich, loved, and wanted. But how long can you pretend to be someone else? This dazzling novel-in-verse comes from an astonishing new talent who lived through the civil war herself. Perfect for fans of Jamine Warga, Supriya Kelkar, and Rajani LaRocca, I Am Kavi centers a powerful South Asian voice, and stars an unforgettable heroine each and every one of us can relate to. "KAVI'S COURAGE AND VOICE ARE NOT TO BE MISSED."--Reem Faruqi, award-winning author of Call Me Adnan, Unsettled, and Golden Girl "I LOVED IT!"--Nizrana Farook, award-winning author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant "POWERFULLY WRITTEN."--Lyn Miller-Lachmann, author of Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner Torch "LUSH AND EVOCATIVE... A STUNNING DEBUT."--Kate Albus, award-winning author of A Place to Hang the Moon A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
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So I could also be / happy, / fearless, / and maybe even / belong. Kavi's scholarship to her elite new school was supposed to be everything she ever wanted, but as she tries to find some semblance of normalcy in a country on fire, nothing is going according to plan. In an effort to fit in with her wealthy, glittering, and self-assured new classmates, Kavi begins telling lies, trading her old life--where she's a poor girl whose mother has chosen a new husband over her daughter--for a new one, where she's rich, loved, and wanted. But how long can you pretend to be someone else? This dazzling novel-in-verse comes from an astonishing new talent who lived through the civil war herself. Perfect for fans of Jamine Warga, Supriya Kelkar, and Rajani LaRocca, I Am Kavi centers a powerful South Asian voice, and stars an unforgettable heroine each and every one of us can relate to. "KAVI'S COURAGE AND VOICE ARE NOT TO BE MISSED."--Reem Faruqi, award-winning author of Call Me Adnan, Unsettled, and Golden Girl "I LOVED IT!"--Nizrana Farook, award-winning author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant "POWERFULLY WRITTEN."--Lyn Miller-Lachmann, author of Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner Torch "LUSH AND EVOCATIVE... A STUNNING DEBUT."--Kate Albus, award-winning author of A Place to Hang the Moon A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
An Indies Introduce Selection
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