From Stonewall Honor-winning writer SJ Sindu, author of Shakti, and celebrated illustrator Dion MBD comes a powerful coming-of-age teen graphic novel that follows one girl's journey to Sri Lanka to reconnect with her long-lost mother during the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Perfect for fans of Persepolis and Almost American Girl.Ever since she turned sixteen, Nimmi has wanted to see her mother. Though she has a loving but overprotective father and a budding relationship, she yearns to travel to Sri Lanka to confront the mother who refused to leave the island during a war, not even for Nimmi's sake. Her father is going back for the first time as a reporter on assignment, but he refuses to take her, deeming Sri Lanka too dangerous.But then Nimmi's mother appears to her in a dream, asking her to come find her, and Nimmi knows she must go. Her father is livid when he sees her at baggage claim, but by then it's too late, and he reluctantly agrees to help Nimmi make contact with her mother. In Sri Lanka, Nimmi tags along with her father and his guide, past checkpoints and armed soldiers and increasing hints of the war that rages there.However, the day after Christmas, disaster strikes and a tsunami ravages the island. Stranded amid the devastation and destruction, can Nimmi reunite with her mother? Through her journey, Nimmi might just learn that the person she most needed to find was herself. Read more

Product Specifications

Publisher	Harperalley
Publication date	12 Aug. 2025
Language	English
Print length	256 pages
ISBN-10	0063090163
ISBN-13	978-0063090163
Item weight	635 g
Reading age	13 - 17 years
Dimensions	15.88 x 2.54 x 23.5 cm
Grade level	3 - 9
Best Sellers Rank	3,673,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 53 in Historical Fiction Comics & Graphic Novels for Young Adults 273 in Coming of Age Comics & Graphic Novels for Young Adults 806 in Fiction About Emotions & Feelings for Young Adults

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