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How to Find What You're Not Looking for
Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg's life feels like the moment after the final guest leaves the party. Her family's Jewish bakery runs into financial trouble, and her older sister has eloped with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage. As change becomes Ariel's only constant, she's left to hone something that will be with her always--her own voice.
Book Details
- Publisher: Kokila
- Publish Date: Sep 13rd, 2022
- Pages: 384
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.64in - 5.04in - 1.18in - 0.65lb
- EAN: 9780525555056
- Recommended age: 08-12
- Categories: • Diversity & Multicultural• Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism• Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes)
About the Author
More books by Veera Hiranandani
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The central tension of the new middle grade novel "How to Find What You're Not Looking For" is close to home for Veera Hiranandani, who herself is the daughter of an Ashkenazi white Jewish mother and a Hindu father. https://t.co/QspnHqW5Fd
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Praise for this book
A Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner
A Judy Lopez Memorial Award Winner
A National Jewish Book Award Finalist
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A 2022 ALSC Notable Children's Book
An Amazon Best Book of the Month
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2021
A New-York Historical Society's Children's History Book Prize Winner
An Amazon Best Children's Book of 2021
PRAISE FOR HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR
by Veera Hiranandani
*"A splendid historical fiction tale of bravery and determination." --School Library Journal, starred review.
*"A powerful blend of important themes and everyday triumphs and sorrows." --Kirkus, starred review.
"In this moving novel about a turbulent time, Ari and her family discover that what is most important is not what you think you want." --Booklist
*"...explores the benefits and costs of assimilation and the complexity of being both white and a religious minority in America then--and now." --Publisher's Weekly, starred review.
"What's most striking about the book is how kind it is. People learn, forgive, try to do better. In a knee-jerk time (ours), it's powerful to witness Ari's realization that people can grow and change." --New York Times Book Review by Marjorie Ingall
"Gorgeously written and deeply moving, with a main character you can't help but love, How to Find What You're Not Looking For deals with the hardest act in one's fight for justice--confronting the prejudice of those who are closest to us. Hiranandani is a master." --Adam Gidwitz, Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitor's Tale
What people are saying
All things books from The New York Times. You like reading, we do too.
The central tension of the new middle grade novel "How to Find What You're Not Looking For" is close to home for Veera Hiranandani, who herself is the daughter of an Ashkenazi white Jewish mother and a Hindu father. https://t.co/QspnHqW5Fd
Book reviews and recommendations 📚 Sign up for our weekly newsletter by visiting our site and clicking on 'Email Newsletter' (top left)! 📖
Out tomorrow: HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR by @VeeraHira! "A powerful blend of important themes and everyday triumphs and sorrows." @KokilaBooks @penguinkids #MiddleGrade #KirkusStar http://ow.ly/fzUA50G8lsS