Awards and HonorsRhode Island Teen Book Award 2019 Nominee
Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards 2019 Nominee
2018 Indies Choice Book Award Honor, Young Adult
2018 Amelia Bloomer List: Young Adult, Fiction
YALSA 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults
Capitol Choices 2018, Fourteen and Up CCBC Choices 2018 Choice: Fiction for Young Adults
ALA-CBC Building a Home Library Booklist - 2018 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Teen Books
Goodreads Choice Awards 2017, Young Adult Fiction
Summer 2017 Kids’ Indies Next List, Top 10 Booklist Top 10 Books for Youth 2017, Romance Fiction School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017, Young Adult
Amazon.com Best Books of 2017, Young Adult VOYA’s Perfect Tens 2017
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2017, Teen Fiction
BuzzFeed 28 Best YA Books of 2017
NPR’s Book Concierge, 2017 Great Reads
This is a laugh-out-loud, heartfelt romantic comedy, told in alternating perspectives, about two Indian-American teens whose parents have arranged for them to be married.
Topics Arranged marriage. Dating. East Indian Americans. Family life. Computer programming.
Lexile HL700L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2017-05-29
JLG Release Date Jul 2017
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
Young Adult
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
Your older teen readers will appreciate the 12 selections in this category, a diverse mix of fiction and nonfiction covering complex issues and more mature content, from crushes and body changes to friendships and sibling rivalry.