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Romance. Humor (Fiction.) Young Adult Fiction. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) HTML:When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this romantic comedy about two teen girls with rival henna businesses. Nishat doesn't want to lose her family, but she also doesn't want to hide who she is, and it only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic, and Nishat falls for her instantly. But when a school competition invites students to create their own businesses, both Flávia and Nishat decide to showcase their talent as henna artists. In a fight to prove who is the best, their lives become more tangled-but Nishat can't quite get rid of her crush, especially since Flávia seems to like her back. As the competition heats up, Nishat has a decision to make: stay in the closet for her family, or put aside her differences with Flávia and give their relationship a… (more)
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Nishat comes out to her parents who grapple with the information, while Nishat has her hands full wih trying
I found it strange that the novel was based in Ireland, but the narrator did the Irish voices with an American accent.
Nishat is a 16 year old Bangladeshi living in Dublin. The book covers her coming out to her parents, an initial negative reaction; her first
I think it would be a good book for a LGBTQ teen, especially one from an immigrant or refugee family.
It's an interesting look at growing up other in Ireland and having to deal with layered predujice and with life lessons. It was a good read.