02811cam a2200361 i 4500 623629530 TxAuBib 20190523120000.0 180815s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018951805 9780762465477 hardcover 0762465476 hardcover (OCoLC)1048442353 YDX YDX eng eng rda rda rda YDX rda BDX YDX OCLCQ OCP VP@ JAS VAX LW1 LNC FSP GRA JTH TJT TxAuBib BDX OCLCQ OCP VP@ JAS VAX LW1 LNC FSP GRA JTH TJT TxAuBib rda Deen, Natasha, author. In the Key of Nira Ghani : By Natasha Deen. First edition. Philadelphia : RP Teens, 2019. 298 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A Guyanese girl must find the balance between her parents' 'old world' expectations and traditions while pursuing her dream of being a great trumpeter in this contemporary, coming-of-age story. Nira Ghani has always dreamed of becoming a musician. Her Guyanese parents, however, have big plans for her to become a scientist or doctor. Nira's grandmother and her best friend, Emily, are the only people who seem to truly understand her desire to establish an identity outside of the one imposed on Nira by her parents. When auditions for jazz band are announced, Nira realizes it's now or never to convince her parents that she deserves a chance to pursue her passion. As if fighting with her parents weren't bad enough, Nira finds herself navigating a new friendship dynamic when her crush, Noah, and notorious mean-girl, McKenzie "Mac," take a sudden interest in her and Emily, inserting themselves into the fold. So, too, does Nira's much cooler (and very competitive) cousin Farah. Is she trying to wiggle her way into the new group to get closer to Noah? Is McKenzie trying to steal Emily's attention away from her? As Farah and Noah grow closer and Emily begins to pull away, Nira's trusted trumpet "George" remains her constant, offering her an escape from family and school drama. But it isn't until Nira takes a step back that she realizes she's not the only one struggling to find her place in the world. As painful truths about her family are revealed, Nira learns to accept people for who they are and to open herself in ways she never thought possible." --Amazon. Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.2 9 505501. 20190523. Families Fiction. Musicians Fiction. Friendship Interpersonal relations Fiction. Bildungsromans lcgft. Fiction. TXKPL