My Basmati Bat Mitzvah

Title: My Basmati Bat Mitzvah
Book List: Asian Voices in Teen Fiction, Jewish Voices in Teen Fiction, Summer Fun Reads for Teens, Teen Life: Middle School Stories
Published by: Harry N. Abrams
Author: Freedman, Paula
Genre: Teen
Pages: 256
ISBN13: 9781419708060)

During the fall leading up to her bat mitzvah, Tara (Hindi for "star") Feinstein has a lot more than her Torah portion on her mind. Between Hebrew school and study sessions with the rabbi, there doesn’t seem to be enough time to hang out with her best friend Ben-o--who might also be her boyfriend--and her other best friend, Rebecca, who’s getting a little too cozy with that snotty Sheila Rosenberg. Not to mention working on her robotics project with the class clown Ryan Berger, or figuring out what to do with a priceless heirloom sari that she accidentally ruined. Amid all this drama, Tara considers how to balance her Indian and Jewish identities and what it means to have a bat mitzvah while questioning her faith

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