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At a glance

Published
2021
Publisher
HarperCollins
Subgenre
Contemporary
Format
Verse & prose: part of the story is told in prose
ISBN
9780062912664
Section
Young Adult
Verse & prose

If I Tell You the Truth

Pregnant after a sexual assault, Kiran flees Punjab for Canada and ends up living undocumented. Years later her daughter, Sahaara, learns the truth about her mother's past and sets out to get justice, even if it means confronting a powerful man.