Mariam Sharma Hits the Road

Three Pakistani-American teenagers, on a trip through the land of pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags. It's going to be quite an adventure.

The summer after her freshman year of college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala and religious but closeted Umar.

But when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with a plan to rescue her from her furious parents. And what could be a better escape than a spontaneous road trip down to New Orleans?

With the heartbreaking honesty of Julie Murphy's Dumplin' mixed with the cultural growing pains and smart snark of When Dimple Met Rishi, this wry, remarkable road-trip story is about questioning where you come from--and choosing the family that chooses you back.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Published: 06/05/2018
ISBN: 9780062445735
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.40d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/09/2018
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2018
School Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 97
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 114 - Recommended, Satisfactory