num_pages: 496
description: Tanuja Desai Hidier's fantastically acclaimed cross-cultural debut comes to PUSH! Dimple Lala doesn't know what to think. Her parents are from India, and she's spent her whole life resisting their traditions. Then suddenly she gets to high school and everything Indian is trendy. To make matters worse, her parents arrange for her to meet a "suitable boy." Of course it doesn't go well -- until Dimple goes to a club and finds him spinning a magical web . Suddenly the suitable boy is suitable because of his sheer unsuitability. Complications ensue. This is a funny, thoughtful story about finding your heart, finding your culture, and finding your place in America.
language: English
title: Born Confused
titlecomplete: Born Confused (Born Confused #1)
genres: Cultural, Coming Of Age, Teen, Chick Lit, India, Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 5254
series: Born Confused
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
category: Children and Young Adult Honor
publisher: Scholastic Point