ISBN
1481477714 / 9781481477710
Description
"A biracial Indian/Caucasian girl is nervous to begin middle school, especially since her mother is now the breadwinner of the family, her best friend may no longer be a bestie, and the appearance of the seventeen hairs over her lip that form a very unwanted mustache"--
Publication
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018.
Language
Physical description
288 p.; 20 cm
Pages
288
Genres
Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Grades 6-8 — 2019)
User reviews
LibraryThing member deslivres5
A true "challenges of starting middle school" novel: best friends no longer being best friends, middle school bullying, mean girls, mean boys, cultural insensitivities, misunderstandings, embarrassing parents and, to top it off, puberty. The main character, Karma, suffers, but draws strength from
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the life lessons of her recently deceased paternal grandmother, Dadima. My only negative comment is that I wished it had shown the emotional bullying going on was punished/stopped/addressed more strongly by the school. Show Less
LibraryThing member elizabethlane
On the eve of 6th grade, Kharma sprouts 17 hairs on her upper lip. Mortified and afraid to ask her stay-at-home dad for help, she is teased and soon finds herself on the outs. The nickname 'Stache sticks and her former best friend starts spending time with the new cool girl from California. Will
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Kharma figure out how to get rid of her facial hair? Who will Kharma hang out with? Will 6th grade be the worst year yet or will Kharma figure out how to make lemonade out of lemons? Show Less
LibraryThing member jennybeast
Very girl friendship focused, household changes (father now stay a t home, mom now away a lot, grandma recently passed), body image -- Karma has a mustache coming in and feels bad about it. BFF Sarah is ditching her for new cool-girl Lacey. Lacey's kind of a jerk and the boys are constantly talking
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about 'stache attacks. The Punjabi cultural additions are cool, and Karma is an interesting kids with her own way of dealing with things. Show Less
Status
Available