Teen readers will find much common ground with the characters: crushes, friendship drama, bullying, sibling ups and downs, and the pressures of family.
Positive messages emphasize self-acceptance, the importance of open communication, and a willingness to learn and grow. But when Flávia, Nishat's crush, also creates a henna tattooing service for the competition, life gets even more complicated.
After her parents react to her coming out as lesbian with cold silence, 15-year-old Nishat, a Bengali immigrant to Dublin, Ireland, pours her energy into launching a henna tattooing business for a school competition. Parents need to know that Adiba Jaigirdar's debut novel The Henna Wars weaves complexities of race, sexuality, religion, and family into a romcom storyline.
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