She comes clean to her parents about her film-school ambitions, feeling hopeful that she can carve out a place for herself in this world after all. Perhaps she is deserving of her own love story, even if it doesn’t look quite like what Hollywood or Bollywood would portray. Maya begins to realize that people see more in her than the shy token Indian girl, and that perhaps she should see more in herself. In Samira Ahmed’s debut YA novel, 17-year-old Maya Aziz is caught between her parents’ expectations that she be a good Indian daughter who lives according to their Muslim customs, and her desire to spread her wings, go to film school, and maybe even kiss a boy.Īs someone who feels like she’s always lived her life on the sidelines, Maya is surprised to suddenly find herself the star of her own romantic comedy: She makes a strong connection with Kareem, a college boy her parents approve of who also encourages her to explore what she really wants.Īt the same time, Phil, the star of the football team and her longstanding crush-from-afar, starts to notice her.
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