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"A sharp-witted and illuminating, impressive sophomore novel." - Isaac Blum, author of the award-nominated The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen. Two half-siblings who have never met embark on a search together for the Iranian immigrant and U.S. Army veteran father they never knew.. Samira Murphy will do anything to keep her fractured family from falling apart, including caring for her widowed grandmother and getting her older brother into recovery for alcohol addiction. With attendance at her dream college on the line, she takes a long shot DNA test to find the support she so desperately needs from a father she hasn't seen since she was a baby.. Henry Owen is torn between his well-meaning but unreliable bio-mom and his overly strict aunt and uncle, who stepped in to raise him but don't seem to see him for who he is.
About the Author
My grandmother began my obsession with reading when I was four, and I won an essay contest in second grade that included a trip to Knott's Berry Farm (I got duped--it was only to see the Fake Liberty Bell) . I write young adult fiction featuring Iranian American heroines (whom I *never* encountered growing up) , who make messy, complicated choices that rapidly snowball into avalanches. My debut novel JASMINE ZUMIDEH NEEDS A WIN is releasing on 11. 1.22 from Wednesday Books.
