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A review by readingthroughtheages
How to Find What You're Not Looking for by Veera Hiranandani
4.0
Another historical fiction story from Veera Hiranandani, this time focusing on her Jewish roots.
Set during the time following the "Loving vs. Virginia" case, this story follows Ari after her older sister Leah secretly marries her Indian boyfriends and leaves with him, severing her ties with her family. Ari and Leah's parents want Leah to marry a Jewish boy and cannot accepts Leah's relationship. This becomes more complicated when Leah announces she's pregnant. Ari has a hard time accepting her parents' decision while also trying to figure out her own feelings - does she accept her parents old ways of thinking, or does her ideas about relationships change with the times? More upheaval comes with the uncertainty of her parents bakery needing to be sold and the understanding of her own learning disability.
The narrating is different as it utilizes the second person point of view and each chapter title uses "how to". It's a longer story (upwards of 400 pages), I would recommend 5th grade+.
Set during the time following the "Loving vs. Virginia" case, this story follows Ari after her older sister Leah secretly marries her Indian boyfriends and leaves with him, severing her ties with her family. Ari and Leah's parents want Leah to marry a Jewish boy and cannot accepts Leah's relationship. This becomes more complicated when Leah announces she's pregnant. Ari has a hard time accepting her parents' decision while also trying to figure out her own feelings - does she accept her parents old ways of thinking, or does her ideas about relationships change with the times? More upheaval comes with the uncertainty of her parents bakery needing to be sold and the understanding of her own learning disability.
The narrating is different as it utilizes the second person point of view and each chapter title uses "how to". It's a longer story (upwards of 400 pages), I would recommend 5th grade+.