BIPOC PROTAGONIST: demand is high for early chapter readers featuring BIPOC main characters CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION: celebrates creativity, artistic expression, and being unapologetically yourself with positive, uplifting representation of a boy exploring queerness and gender expression DEBUT: a success story from Annick’s mentorship program for authors from communities historically excluded from children’s publishing, this is Zain’s first book VIVID ILLUSTRATIONS: vibrant, full-color illustrations feature throughout COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION: rich and nuanced representation of Indo-East African, Ismaili Muslim community BACKMATTER EXTRAS: an activity available for readers and a glossary of terms used throughout the book LEVELLING INFO: F-P Guided Code: K - Grade Two II. Lexile Code: 790L

Twenty-year-old Mayuri Bhatt doesn’t blindly follow Indian marriage traditions, as her mother did before her. So when her parents set her up with Raag Purohit, an Indian man living halfway across the world, Mayuri plans to quickly turn him down and continue her focus on study. But over their first phone call, Mayuri realizes that Raag isn’t who she assumed he would be: He’s kind, caring, and respectful of her wishes—even if it means shutting down their potential romance before it can have a chance to blossom. Yet Mayuri’s heart is torn, and suddenly she realizes her plans for the future have changed. Should Mayuri pursue her feelings for Raag, or stay true to herself as a self-proclaimed twenty-first century girl?

This study, which breaks new ground in urban research, is a comprehensive and definitive account of one of the many communities of South Asians to emerge throughout the Western industrial world since the Second World War - the British Pakistanis in Manchester. This book examines the cultural dimensions of immigrant entrepreneurship and the formation of an ethnic enclave community, and explores the structure and theory of urban ritual and its place within the immigrant gift economy.