This stirring, powerful coming-of-age story from award-winning author Reem Faruqi (Unsettled) is about a Muslim girl who must learn to cope with loss, guilt, and change in order to grow. This novel-in-verse is based on Faruqi’s grandmother’s real-life experiences during the Partition of India. Young Zarina is heartbroken to leave her childhood home and best friends in Poona, India, when they are told Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus need to separate by religion. After a harrowing journey with her family to Karachi, Pakistan, Zarina enters a boarding school in the mountains of Murree and wonders if she will ever feel at home again. Perfect for fans of Amil and the After and The Partition Project.
