Saris and Salsas

 

Here’s another book that features a character who is African American and Asian.  In “How to Salsa in a Sari” the story begins with lead character Issa Mazumder losing her boyfriend to her biggest rival a Latina named Cat Morena.  Insult is added to injury when she discovers that her mother has secretly been dating Cat’s father and plans to marry him and for them to move into his big house. 

Author Dona Sarkar-Mishra was born in Nepal and grew up in Detroit.  Her forthcoming book Shrink to Fit is about an African American girl with an eating disorder.  It will be out in August.

Read Sarkar-Mishra’s blog here

And read an excerpt of her book on Amazon.