The Whole Story of Half a Girl

WhatgreaterpraisethantobecomparedtoJudyBlume!--"Each[BlumeandHiranandani]excelsinchartingthefluctuatingdiscomfortzonesofadolescentidentitywithaffectionatehumor."--KirkusReviews，StarredAfterherfatherloseshisjob，SoniaNadhamuni，halfIndianandhalfJewishAmerican，findsherselfyankedoutofprivateschoolandthrownintotheunfamiliarworldofpubliceducation.Forthefirsttime，Sonia'smixedheritagemakesherclassmatesaskquestions—questionsSoniadoesn'talwaysknowhowtoanswer—asshenavigatesbetweenagroupofpopulargirlswhowanthertotryoutforthecheerleadingsquadandotherstudentswhoaren'tpartofthe"in"crowd.AtthesametimethatSoniaistryingtomakenewfriends，she'sdealingwithwhatitmeanstohaveanout-of-workparent—it'shardforherfamilytoadjusttotheirchangedcircumstances.Andthen，oneday，Sonia'sfathergoesmissing.NowSoniawondersifsheeverreallyknewhim.Asshebeginstolookforanswers，shemustdecidewhatreallymattersandwhohertruefriendsare—andwhetherhertwohalves，nomatterhowdifferent，canmakeherawhole.FromtheHardcoveredition.