Maya is a typical American teenager in a typical small town. The only thing that makes her different from everyone else in her town is her background. She's Muslim and her parents emigrated to the United States from India before she was born. She's torn between doing what her family wants and what makes her happy, as we all are. After a terrorist attack her family is suddenly plunged into violence and hatred from people in their peaceful community.
DISCLAIMER:
I am a white woman in America and have no idea what it's like to be anything other than a white woman in America.
I was very excited to read this book, I love reading anything about different cultures, especially the ones that bring the culture into America. I was very disappointed, however, because Maya doesn't seem much different from other Muslim or Indian characters I've read about in the past. I enjoyed the scene snippets before each chapter, a kind of foreshadowing of events to come. I think the portrayal of the aftermath was very believable, as bigoted white folks are known for attacking minorities in this country.
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