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In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sixteen-year-old half-Hindu/half-Parsi Zarin Wadia is the class troublemaker and top subject for the school rumor blogs, regularly leaving class to smoke cigarettes in cars with boys, but she also desperately wants to grow up and move out of her aunt and uncle's house, perhaps realizing too late that Porus, another non-Muslim Indian who risks deportation but remains devoted to Zarin, could help her escape.



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Tanaz Bhathena

Tanaz Bhathena writes books for young adults. Her sophomore novel, The Beauty of the Moment, won the Nautilus Gold Award for Young Adult Fiction and has also been nominated for the Ontario Library Association's White Pine Award. Her acclaimed novel, A Girl Like That, was named a Best Book of the Year by numerous outlets including The Globe and Mail, Seventeen, and The Times of India. Her most recent novel, Hunted by the Sky, is the first of a YA fantasy duology set in a world inspired by medieval India. The book releases on June 23, 2020. Tanaz's short stories have appeared in various publications including The Hindu, Blackbird, Witness, and Room.Born in India and raised in Saudi Arabia and Canada, Tanaz lives in Mississauga, Ontario, with her family. You can visit her at tanazbhathena.com or follow her on Instagram: @bhathenatanaz



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