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School Library Journal
Starred Review on October 1, 2016 | Young Adult
Gr 10 Up—On Molokai in the early 1990s, Rani Patel lives the life of the ultimate outsider. A quiet class council member of Indian descent whose relationship with her parents is deeply dysfunctional, she takes comfort only in hip-hop and rap. Her unrequited crushes on two local guys lead her into the underground rap scene, where she tests her skills as MC Sutra, but as she begins to forge an identity, her family and romantic relationships threaten to pull her unde...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Gujarati Indian teen Rani likes hip-hop music and writes her own rhymes. A victim of incest and sexual abuse, she finds solace i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More