num_pages: 224
description: An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia.Reha feels torn between two worlds: school where shes the only Indian American student and home with her familys traditions and holidays. But Rehas parents dont understand why shes conflictedthey only notice when Reha doesnt meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother or Amma although their names are linkedReha means star and Punam means moonbut 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 cant stomach the sight of blood is determined to make her Amma well again. Shell be the perfect daughter if it means saving her Ammas life.
language: English
title: Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
publisher: Quill Tree Books