| International Standard Book Number |
9780063237544 (hbk)
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| International Standard Book Number |
0063237547 (hbk)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780063237537 (pbk)
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| International Standard Book Number |
0063237539 (pbk)
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| Personal Name |
Chand, Jyoti, author.
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| Title Statement |
Fitting Indian / Jyoti Chand ; [illustrated by] Tara Anand.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
This debut teen graphic novel from social media influencer Jyoti Chand and rising star illustrator Tara Anand follows one girl's journey navigating high school and her mental health within a traditional South Asian family. All Nitasha's parents want is for her to be the perfect Indian daughter -- something she is decidedly not. Everything she does seems to disappoint them, especially her mom. They just don't get that she'll never be like her doctor older brother. To make matters worse, she's never quite felt like she belongs at school either, and lately, her best friend, Ava, and her crush, Henry, seem to be more interested in the rich new girl than in her. Alcohol takes the edge off, but when that doesn't work, Nitasha turns to cutting. She can't stop asking herself: Will she ever be enough for her friends or her family? Or even for herself? This authentic and powerful teen graphic novel shines a light on how harmful the stigma of mental illness is and how lifesaving a community that is honest about mental health can be.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Teenage girls Comic books, strips, etc.
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Coming of age Comic books, strips, etc.
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Mental health Comic books, strips, etc.
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East Indian Americans Comic books, strips, etc.
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Alcoholism Comic books, strips, etc.
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Self-mutilation Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Graphic novels.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Comics (Graphic works)
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Coming-of-age comics.
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Psychological comics.
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Social issue comics.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
School comics.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Anand, Tara, illustrator.
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