Supriya Kelkar, AMERICAN AS PANEER PIE
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Supriya Kelkar drew from personal experience growing up Indian American in a small town in the U.S. for her moving YA novel. She talked to Zibby about hiding her curls until her thirties, microaggressions, and South Asian American culture.
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