How to Find What You're Not Looking for
Veera Hiranandani
(Author)
Description
Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg's life feels like the moment after the final guest leaves the party. Her family's Jewish bakery runs into financial trouble, and her older sister has eloped with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage. As change becomes Ariel's only constant, she's left to hone something that will be with her always--her own voice.
Product Details
| Publisher | Youth Large Print |
| Publish Date | July 17, 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781432897017 |
| Dimensions | 8.5 X 5.4 X 0.9 inches | 1.1 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist
PRAISE FOR HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR
by Veera Hiranandani
*A splendid historical fiction tale of bravery and determination. --School Library Journal, starred review.
*A powerful blend of important themes and everyday triumphs and sorrows. --Kirkus, starred review. In this moving novel about a turbulent time, Ari and her family discover that what is most important is not what you think you want. --Booklist*
...explores the benefits and costs of assimilation and the complexity of being both white and a religious minority in America then--and now. --Publisher's Weekly, starred review.What's most striking about the book is how kind it is. People learn, forgive, try to do better. In a knee-jerk time (ours), it's powerful to witness Ari's realization that people can grow and change. --New York Times Book Review by Marjorie Ingall
"Gorgeously written and deeply moving, with a main character you can't help but love, How to Find What You're Not Looking For deals with the hardest act in one's fight for justice--confronting the prejudice of those who are closest to us. Hiranandani is a master." --Adam Gidwitz, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitor's Tale
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