Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up
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  • Published: 3 December 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593463185
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $34.99

Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up

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3 Dec 2024
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10 Sep 2024
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From Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel comes a sharply written YA about a girl grappling with a dark, painful secret from her past, perfect for fans of All My Rage and The Way I Used to Be.

From Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel comes a sharply written YA about a girl grappling with a dark, painful secret from her past, perfect for fans of All My Rage and The Way I Used to Be.

It’s eighteen-year-old Gita Desai’s first year at Stanford, and the fact that she’s here and not already married off by her traditional Gujarati parents is a miracle. She’s determined to death-grip her good-girl, model student rep all the way to med school, which means no social life or standing out in any way. Should be easy: If there’s one thing she’s learned from her family, it’s how to chup-re—to “shut up,” fade into the background. But when childhood memories of her aunt’s desertion and her then-uncle’s best friend resurface, Gita ends up ditching the books night after night in favor of partying and hooking up with strangers. Still, nothing can stop the little voice growing louder and louder inside her that says something is wrong. . . . And the only way she can burst forward is to stop shutting up about the past.

“Funny, messy, gut-wrenching.”—Kirkus Reviews
  • Published: 3 December 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593463185
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $34.99
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Praise for Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up

Awards and Praise for Rani Patel in Full Effect:
**Four starred reviews**: Kirkus, PW, SLJ, Booklist
William C. Morris Award finalist
Kirkus Reviews Best Books
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Books
BookExpo America Editor's Buzz Selection
NYPL 50 Best Teen Books
CCBC Choices Best-of-the-Year List

* “A powerfully particular, 100 percent genuine character commands this gutsy debut.”—Kirkus, starred review

* “Commendably and strikingly stands out in the YA landscape . . . Rani’s voice, oscillating from righteous anger to thrilling pride, swooning crushes, and heartbreaking insecurity, will resonate with many . . . Vivid, bold, and passionate.” —Booklist, starred review

* “Will appeal to readers who prefer gritty, darker fiction without a pat, happy ending, and characters who don’t always overcome their challenges but must face them repeatedly. A strong, unique choice for YA collections.” —School Library Journal, starred review

“Though suffering is at the core of this debut novel, it’s also about living through pain by harnessing what brings happiness. And the dip into ’90s nostalgia, not to mention the awesome Rani persevering and conquering as MC Sutra—but more important, as herself—makes reading all the slam poetry well worth it.”—The New York Times

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