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<p>From New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra comes this uplifting contemporary teen anthology celebrating South Asian stories and writers. </p><p>From first crushes to first heartbreaks, complicated family dynamics to community relationships, this powerful collection of stories explores race, class, culture, language, and the very idea of home as both a place and a feeling.</p><p>Edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra and featuring some of the most acclaimed, bestselling South Asian authors writing for teens today--this is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it means to be South Asian.</p><p>With stories by: </p><ul>Anuradha D. Rajurkar, award-winning author of American Betiya</li>Fatimah Asghar, author of If They Come for Us and cocreator behind the Emmy-nominated miniseries Brown Girls</li>Jasmin Kaur, celebrated author of When You Ask Me Where I'm Going and If I Tell You the Truth</li>Navdeep Singh Dhillon, author of Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions</li>Nikesh Shukla, acclaimed author of Coconut Unlimited; The One Who Wrote Destiny; Run, Riot; The Boxer; and Stand Up</li>Nisha Sharma, celebrated author of My So-Called Bollywood Life, Radha and Jai's Recipe for Romance, and The Karma Map</li>Rajani LaRocca, Newbery Honor-winning author of Red, White, and Whole</li>Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know, Hollow Fires, and the Amira & Hamza middle grade duology, </li>Sheba Karim, award-winning author of Skunk Girl, That Thing We Call a Heart, Mariam Sharma Hits the Road, and The Marvelous Mirza Girls</li>Tanuja Desai Hidier, critically acclaimed author of Born Confused and Bombay Blues</li>Sarah Mughal Rana, author of Hope Ablaze </li>Tanya Boteju, author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens and Bruised</li>Tashie Bhuiyan, author of Counting Down with You, A Show for Two, and Stay with My Heart</li>Veera Hiranandani, Newbery Honor