Age Group: 9 - 12 Years, 12+ Years

Description: Twelve-year-old Mira Levenson confronts life's curveballs: Nana Miriam's terminal cancer, first love with deaf classmate Jide, and anxieties shadowing her bar mitzvah project. Amid hospital vigils and budding romance, Mira channels grief into poetry while navigating faith, friendship, and family secrets. Brahmachari's tender narrative captures Jewish traditions, multicultural London, and adolescence's raw emotions with multicultural warmth and hope. Mira learns resilience through art and connection, making this poignant middle-grade tale a heartfelt exploration of loss, identity, and healing's quiet power.