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Foreign Literature
[Introduction to the Contents]
This is a Newberry Honor Award Winning Work!
With the independence from the United Kingdom, the country has been divided into two.
People who believe in different religions hate each other and hurt each other.
The girl and her family went on a long journey in search of safety.
The girl who cannot express her feelings tells her story in her diary to her late mother.
Grew up in Connecticut with a Jewish mother and an Indian father.
Studied literary creation at the Salah Laurence Carr College Graduate School.
Worked as a children's book editor at Simon & Schuster before becoming a writer.
Continued writing while also teaching at the college.
Other books include The Whole Story of Half a Girl (2013, Sydney Taylor Excellent Book Award and South Asia Book Award Finalist), and How to Find What You're Not Looking For (2021).