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The henna wars

When Nishat, an Irish girl of Bengali heritage, sees her old friend Flávia again, she feels attracted, but when they both enter a school contest as henna artists, their feelings for each other become more complicated.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jaigirdar, Adiba (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Salem, MA : Page Street Publishing Co., [2022]
Edition:	[Paperback edition].
Subjects:	Bengali (South Asian people) > Juvenile fiction. Teenage girls > Juvenile fiction. Lesbians > Juvenile fiction. Mehndi (Body painting) > Juvenile fiction. High schools > Juvenile fiction. Contests > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Identity (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction. Bangladesh > Juvenile fiction. Young adult fiction. Social problem fiction. Romance fiction. Lesbian fiction. Coming-of-age fiction.
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Summary:	When Nishat, an Irish girl of Bengali heritage, sees her old friend Flávia again, she feels attracted, but when they both enter a school contest as henna artists, their feelings for each other become more complicated.
Item Description:	Originally published in hardcover in 2020. Includes the short story Red and Green by Adiba Jaigirdar.
Physical Description:	389 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:	1645675734 9781645675730
Author Notes:	Adiba Jaigirdar is a Bangladeshi and Irish writer and teacher. She has a BA in English and History, and an MA in Postcolonial Studies. She is also a contributor for Book Riot. Currently, she lives in Dublin, Ireland, where she writes with the help of many cups of tea and a lot of Hayley Kiyoko and Janelle Monáe.