Twelve-year-old Ariana is worlds apart from her proper Afghan cousin Laila, who just moved into their California home. Ariana is a tomboy; Laila cooks, sews, and sings. When a revival Afghan grocery store opens in their town, Laila and Ariana fall on opposite sides of an ancient feud, only to realize that they might be the only ones to end it.
year: 2015
call number/section: 1000
subjects: afghan americans, fiction, grocery trade, vendetta, immigrants, family life, california, san francisco bay area (calif.), fiction