Book Review: Pashmina

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Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mom leave him behind? But Pri's mom avoids these questions--the topic of India is permanently closed.

For Pri, her mother's homeland can only exist in her imagination. That is, until she find a mysterious pashmina tucked away in a forgotten suitcase. When she wraps herself in it, she is transported to a place more vivid and colorful than any guidebook or Bollywood film. But is this the real India? And what is that shadow lurking in the background? To learn the truth, Pri must travel farther than she's ever dared and find the family she never knew.

In this heartwarming graphic novel debut, Nidhi Chanani weaves a tale about the hardship and self-discovery that is born from juggling two cultures and two worlds.

                                                                        MY THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK                                                              

Pashmina is a stunning graphic novel with an Indian-American teenager who wants to learn more about her culture, family, and country. My goal in 2018 more literature that is diverse. Pashmina is a novel with diversity written all over and threw it.

The novel follows the young Priyanka who lives with her mom in the United States. Her mother left India when she was about her age. Priyanka knows almost nothing besides what she can read about India. Her mother isn't wanting to tell stories about her life in India. Which just makes her more curious about it. Her mother remembers oppression she faced in India, while Priyanka believes that her mother is just exaggerating.

I loved the art and coloring in this novel. The contrast between vivid India and black and white America is a nice touch.

All in all, I loved this graphic novel, thankful the library had it when I visited.