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LaRocca, Rajani, author.

Red, white, and whole / Rajani LaRocca.

First edition.

New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]

©2021

217 pages ; 22 cm

"A novel in verse about identity, family, and hope."--Publisher.

"Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family's traditions and holidays. But Reha's parents don't understand why she's conflicted--they only notice when Reha doesn't meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma, although their names are linked--Reha means "star" and Punam means "moon"--but they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her Amma is sick. Really sick. Reha, who dreams of becoming a doctor even though she can't stomach the sight of blood, is determined to make her Amma well again. She'll be the perfect daughter, if it means saving her Amma's life"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages: 8-12.

Grades: 3-7.

East Indian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Sick parents -- Juvenile fiction.

Novels in verse.

Quill Tree Books (Imprint), publisher.

Red, white & whole

Newbery honor book, 2022.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.3 3.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz #510574.

Newbery Honor, 2022

Walter Dean Myers Award for Young Readers, 2022

Golden Kite Award Winner, Middle Grade Fiction, 2022

New England Book Award Winner, Middle Grade, 2021

Two -- Give and take -- Girls just want to have fun -- First memory -- Our home -- The star -- Sunny -- Red and white -- Rachel -- Bindi -- Amma's orbit -- The discovery -- Daddy -- Drowning -- Everyone else -- Red, white, and whole -- Courtly love -- Do you speak Indian? -- When you are different -- Sisters -- Brothers -- Only -- Birthday parties -- Embarrassing things -- Rules -- Mustard seeds -- Pop music -- Grandparents, part 1 -- Everywhere -- Expectations -- Hero -- Separate -- Grandparents, part 2 -- After school -- MTV -- Star Wars -- Aerogrammes -- Here and there -- Accents -- On the threshold -- Hot and cold -- Amar Chitra Kathas -- Savitri, part 1 -- Cells -- My Aerogramme -- The project -- Smart -- Savitri, part 2 -- What Rachel thinks -- Deepavali -- Always something there to remind me -- The dress -- At the mall -- Down the stairs -- Come dancing -- Time after time -- Hands -- The end of the dance -- What's wrong -- The diagnosis -- The river -- The moon -- Waiting -- The first day back -- The treatment -- Savitri, part 3 -- The phone call -- Lost -- Two -- Thanksgiving -- Guilt -- Dutiful -- Under hospital lights -- Not allowed -- The new routine -- Mustard seeds, part 2 -- Two weeks -- Won't make her come home -- Please -- The color of virtue -- Wednesday -- School daze -- Afternoons -- True -- The promise -- Rapids -- The arrival -- Another surprise -- My mother's sister -- Roommates -- The new rhythm -- Pop or alternative -- Every breath you take -- Mix tape -- Prema Auntie's little sister -- What Amma needs next -- The surprise -- Shock -- No one -- But if -- Hero -- The needle -- Close enough -- Savitri, part 4 -- The story I want to tell -- Watching -- Dr. Andrews -- The river -- Goodbye -- Jealous -- Total eclipse of the heart -- Comfortably numb -- The phone call -- Savitri, part 5 -- Aerogramme -- Family ties -- Start -- Always something there to remind me -- Author's note.

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