When a teenage girl's single mom is taken by ICE, everything changes-all of her hopes and dreams for the future have turned into survival.
Seventeen-year-old Rania is shaken awake in her family's apartment in Brooklyn. ICE is at the door, taking her mother away. But Ammi has
This was supposed to be Rania's greatest summer: hanging out with her best friend, Fatima, and getting ready for college in the fall.
But it's 2019, and nothing is certain.
Now, along with her younger brother, Kamal, and a new friend, Carlos, Rania must figure out how to survive. A road trip leads to searching for answers to questions she didn't even think to ask.
In this vivid exploration of what happens when the country you have put your hopes into is fast shutting down, award-winning author Marina Budhos shows us how one girl bursting with dreams navigates secrets, love, and the lure of the open road.
| ISBN: | 9780593120217 |
| Publication date: | 25th October 2022 |
| Author: | Marina Tamar Budhos |
| Publisher: | Wendy Lamb Books an imprint of Random House Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity, equality and inclusion |