8 new middle -class books featuring Aanhpi Voices

This is a wonderful middle -class novel for a mother and daughter immigrating from India in the genus after a divorce. Geeta misses everything about her old home: her family, the pet dog she had to leave behind, the food. Geeta has problems creating friends at school, and a popular girl makes fun of her with her accent and clothes. She befriends a child named Miguel, who lives in a neighboring apartment. The two find an early seal on the beach, and Miguel calls the Marine Rehabilitation Center to help. Geeta is glad to visit the seal and see her own turmoil, mirror in the seal. This annoys her how others treat the environment, pressing her to action. This is a wonderful book on immigration, environmentalism, mental illness and friendship.