The whole story of half a girl

Description:

When Sonia's father loses his job and she must move from her small, supportive private school to a public middle school, the half-Jewish half-Indian sixth-grader experiences culture shock as she tries to navigate the school's unfamiliar social scene, and after her father is diagnosed with clinical depression, she finds herself becoming even more confused about herself and her family.

subjects: East Indian Americans,  Coming of age,  Middle schools,  Schools,  Racially mixed people,  Depression,  Fiction,  Mental Depression,  Indian Americans,  Juvenile fiction,  Bildungsromans,  Depression (Psychology)