If I tell you the truth
Record details
- ISBN: 006291264X
- ISBN: 9780062912640
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Physical Description:
442 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarpercollinsPublishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "Kiran leaves her home in Punjab for a new start in Canada after a sexual assault leaves her pregnant. But overstaying her visa and living undocumented brings its own perils for both her and her daughter, Sahaara. Sahaara would do anything to protect her mother. When she learns the truth about Kiran's past, she feels compelled to seek justice--even if it means challenging a powerful and dangerous man."--Book jacket |
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Subject: | Undocumented immigrants Rape victims Fiction Blaming the victim Fiction Illegal aliens Canada Fiction Immigrants Canada Fiction Young adult fiction |
Genre: | Novels in verse. |
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- 9 of 10 copies available at Bibliomation.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Bolton High School | FIC KAU (Text) | 34062141577460 | Fiction | Available | - |
Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | YA KAU (Text) | 33260000551987 | Teen Fiction | Available | - |
Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | YA KAUR (Text) | 34000147996185 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Easton Public Library | YA KAUR, JASMIN (Text) | 37777119030534 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Killingly Library | YA/F Kau (Text) | 34040146876228 | Young Adult Fiction | Checked out | 04/01/2024 |
Milford Public Library | KAUR Jasmin (Text) | 34013150235441 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
New Milford Public Library | TZ KAUR (Text) | 34021139515239 | Teen Fiction | Available | - |
Newfield Branch - Bridgeport | YA KAUR (Text) | 34000147990535 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Oliver Wolcott Library - Litchfield | YA FIC KAU (Text) | 36123149239681 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | YA FIC KAUR, J (Text) | 34005148673196 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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If I Tell You the Truth
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Summary
If I Tell You the Truth
Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Rupi Kaur, this heartrending story told in prose, poetry, and illustration weaves together the stories of a mother and daughter's lives. In this stunning sophomore novel, acclaimed writer Jasmin Kaur explores trauma, fear, courage, community, and the healing power of love in its many forms. Kiran flees her home in Punjab for a fresh start in Canada after a sexual assault leaves her pregnant. But overstaying her visa and living undocumented brings its own perils for both her and her daughter, Sahaara. Sahaara would do anything to protect her mother. When she learns the truth about Kiran's past, she feels compelled to seek justice--even if it means challenging a powerful and dangerous man. if i tell you the truth that i've dug from the hardened depths of this shrapnel-filled dirt with these aching, bloody hands would you believe me? would you still love me?