Ever since her acceptance to UCLA, 17-year-old Raya Liston
has been quietly freaking out.
Then her beloved grandmother dies, and Raya jumps at the chance to spend her last free summer at the ashram in India where her grandmother met and fell in love with her grandfather. Raya hopes to find her center and her true path. But she didn't expect to fall in love... with a country of beautiful contradictions, her fiercely loyal cousin, a local girl with a passion for reading, and a boy who teaches her that in Sanskrit, there are 96 different ways to say the word "love."
*"Raya's candor and self-reflection infuse the narration
with the perfect balance of insight and momentum. A beautifully crafted, truly
feminist coming-of-age story featuring nuanced characters in a unique
setting."―Kirkus Reviews, starred review