Nishat is entering her Transition Year in her Irish high school, has just come out to her parents with unhappy results, and has a crush on her worst enemy's cousin. It helps show ways to respect everyone's differences while also showing how alike growing up can be for everyone. I recommend this for middle school up to adult. Flávia's white cousin has made Nishat's school life difficult. Flávia's mother is from Brazil and black. The relationship she and her sister have is a real plus also. It's tough for her parents to accept but they do love her. Nishat's family is from Southern Asia but live in Ireland. Also the story works in the importance of respecting someone's culture in a way that adds to the storyline instead of being preachy. The school where much of the story takes place is a Catholic school, but the main character is Muslim. The setting is Ireland, but it has characters from Korea, Brazil and Bangladesh. Sometimes it feels like stories are trying so hard they forget to have a good plot. Also it is so diverse without taking away from the plot of the story. This story is made for younger readers than me, but I liked it way more than most books for younger readers.
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