The Authentics
Abdi NazemianThe Authentics is a fresh, funny, and insightful novel about culture, love, and family--the kind we are born into and the ones we create.
Daria Esfandyar is Iranian-American and proud of her heritage, unlike some of the "Nose Jobs" in the clique led by her former best friend, Heidi Javadi. Daria and her friends call themselves the Authentics, because they pride themselves on always keeping it real.
But in the course of researching a school project, Daria learns something shocking about her past, which launches her on a journey of self-discovery. It seems everyone is keeping secrets. And it's getting harder to know who she even is any longer.
With infighting among the Authentics, her mother planning an over-the-top sweet sixteen party, and a romance that should be totally off limits, Daria doesn't have time for this identity crisis. As everything in her life is spinning out of control--can she figure out how to stay true to herself?
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/08/2017
ISBN: 9780062486462
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.00d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/12/2017
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2017 pg. 136
Booklist 06/01/2017 pg. 91
School Library Journal 08/01/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 155 - Recommended, Satisfactory