Ebook {Epub PDF} The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani

Her family's Jewish bakery runs into financial trouble, and her older sister has eloped with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage. As change becomes Ariel's only constant, she's left to hone something that will be with her always her own voice. Veera Hiranandani has an MFA in Fiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. She has written fiction for both children and adults. The Whole Story of Half a Girl is her debut novel. Visit her website online at bltadwin.ru More Author Information. Membership Advantages. About The Whole Story of Half a Girl By the author of the Newbery Honor Book The Night Diary, a thoughtful and relatable story about cultural identity, friendship, and what it Author: Veera Hiranandani.

Veera's Newbery Honor winning book, THE NIGHT DIARY, was inspired by some of her father's experiences during the Partition of India in Watch Veera talk with her amazing editor, Namrata Tripathi, in the video below. Our Original Resources 5. Meet-the-Author Recording with Veera Hiranandani about The Whole Story of Half a Girl. Created by TeachingBooks. Listen to the Recording () Share. Audio Name Pronunciation with Veera Hiranandani. Created by TeachingBooks. Listen to the Audio () Share. Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson. The Whole Story of Half a Girl | Chapter 15 of 36 Author: Veera Hiranandani | Submitted by: Maria Garcia | Views | Add a Review Please hit next button if you encounter an empty page.

Her family's Jewish bakery runs into financial trouble, and her older sister has eloped with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage. As change becomes Ariel's only constant, she's left to hone something that will be with her always her own voice. But Hiranandani — author of “The Night Diary” (a Newbery honoree) and “The Whole Story of Half a Girl” (a Sydney Taylor Notable Book) — who herself is the daughter of an Ashkenazi. Description. After her father loses his job, Sonia Nadhamuni finds herself yanked out of private school and thrown into the unfamiliar world of public education. For the first time, Sonia's mixed heritage - half Indian and half Jewish American - makes her classmates ask questions that she doesn't always know how to answer.