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Nadia's Hands by Karen English, Jonathan Weiner

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3.0

A good story about a Pakistani-American girl participating in her aunt's wedding.

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3.0

A good story about a Pakistani-American girl participating in her aunt's wedding.

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lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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4.0

This is a great read aloud for elementary and middle school students. Nadia is a Pakistani-American girl who is asked to be a flower girl in a a family wedding. She joins in the family’s traditions but is reluctant to decorate her hands with mehndi because the kids at school will see it on Monday. She starts out concerned with blending in at school, reluctant to seem different, which sadly means she’s afraid to be herself. Will she come to accept who she is and take pride in being a part of her family’s past and present?
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