Cape May has rules. Gujarat plays by different ones. Her family creates their own. On the spot.
But Priya Bhatt needs to architect her own.
The Hook
Priya Bhatt thought a missed kiss in Jersey was the worst thing that could happen, until a trip to India threw it in the squat toilet. Culture shock was the least of her problems.
Ghosts. Rakshasas. And witches — oh my!
Upon her return, a redhead with a grudge is waiting, and she's armed with something far more dangerous than a flying chappal.
The Story
When a quick-fisted, sharp-tongued Indian-American girl stumbles into a family scandal in Gujarat, she must dig through generational lies and village criminals while figuring out if the world she never wanted might be one she belongs to. Back home in Cape May, a classmate armed with her India secrets is determined to make sure America will never be hers.
This Story Matters
Every kid who's ever been too much of one thing and not enough of another deserves to talk back, take up space, and taste the steam.
For Readers Of
Biting, rebellious voices. Unflinching stories of cultural displacement. And a hero who weaponizes strategy to make her family's cremated truths speak again.