Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Novel in Verse about an Indian American Girl Navigating Identity and Grief

by Rajani LaRocca

And a small piece of home has flown across the world and landed in Amma’s hands.

This is what is always felt like when we received aerogramme letters from India. Just thinking of those blue letters gives me a thrill. I rarely write letters anymore, but sometimes I wish I did.