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Los Angeles’s immigrant walls tumble when Misbah and Toufiq journey from Lahore to Juniper, California, after a devastating loss. They hope the Cloud’s Rest Inn Motel will become a fresh start.
Years later, their son Sal wrestles with an ailing mother, a father lost to alcoholism, and the pressures of keeping the family business afloat. Meanwhile, Noor grapples with her oppressive guardian at the local liquor store while secretly applying to college, yearning to escape the desert town.
Together, Sal and Noor confront the fragile bonds of friendship and the ghosts of their shared past, fighting endless challenges that threaten both the motel and their hopes for a new life.
First publish date: 2022
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Sabaa Tahir
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