I AM NOT WHO YOU SEE
Veda, a spirited nine-year-old from India, goes through a jarring shift when her parents decide to emigrate to America and build a new life there. Despite her woes about leaving India, she hopes for adventure in a new country.
Veda’s hopes are crushed, however, as her first year in an American elementary school brings prejudice and alienation from her new classmates. The second school year turns into a devastating nightmare of public shame and humiliation. Adolescent Veda must navigate the adversities of being an immigrant as she struggles to find acceptance among her peers.
Will she fit in by concealing who she is or choose to remain true to herself?
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Specifications
Additional Features
Age Group
10 years to 80 years
Dimensions
Width
9 mm
Height
216 mm
Length
140 mm
Weight
177 gr
Book Details
Imprint
Clever Fox Publishing Private Ltd
Publication Year
2024
Contributors
Author Info
Krishnni Khanna was born in India in 2007 and moved to the United States with her parents in 2017. Krishnni is a high schooler, author and TEDx speaker who advocates for the inner well-being of youth. In 2022 she created Detoximind, a student-led movement through which Krishnni and her team bring peer-based support to teens and youth grappling with stress, shame, exclusion and isolation. She currently resides in Austin, Texas with her parents and their puppy Yuki.
"I am not who you see" is Krishnni's first novel. Many of the protagonists experiences in the book are inspired from Krishnni's hardships as a ten-year-old immigrant in America, and how she rebuilt her sense of self in a foreign country.