How to Find What You're Not Looking For

The Night Diary

Star in the Forest

Boyfriends with Girlfriends

The Exile of Gigi Lane

Odd Man Out

Strays Like Us

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What greater praise than to be compared to Judy Blume!--"Each [Blume and Hiranandani] excels in charting the fluctuating discomfort zones of adolescent identity with affectionate humor."--Kirkus Reviews, StarredAfter her father loses his job, Sonia Nadhamuni, half Indian and half Jewish American, finds herself yanked out of private school and thrown into the unfamiliar world of public education. For the first time, Sonia's mixed heritage makes her classmates ask questionsquestions Sonia doesn't always know how to answeras she navigates between a group of popular girls who want her to try out for the cheerleading squad and other students who aren't part of the "in" crowd. At the same time that Sonia is trying to make new friends, she's dealing with what it means to have an out-of-work parentit's hard for her family to adjust to their changed circumstances. And then, one day, Sonia's father goes missing. Now Sonia wonders if she ever really knew him. As she begins to look for answers, she must decide what really matters and who her true friends areand whether her two halves, no matter how different, can make her a whole.From the Hardcover edition.

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How to Find What You're Not Looking For

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The Night Diary

Veera Hiranandani, 2018

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Laura Resau, 2010

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Alex Sanchez, 2011

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Adrienne Maria Vrettos, 2010

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Sarah Ellis, 2006

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Richard Peck, 1998

White Lies and Barefaced Truths

Cathy Hopkins, 2002