Description

A comingofage story about a queer Indian American girl exploring activism and identity through art perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Sixteenyearold Maya Krishnan is fiercely protective of her friends immigrant community and single mother but she knows better than to rock the boat in her conservative Florida suburb Her classmate Juneau Zale is the polar opposite shes a wealthy white heartbreaker who wont think twice before capsizing that boat

When Juneau invites Maya to join the Pugilistsa secret society of artists vandals and mischiefmakers who fight for justice at their schoolMaya descends into the world of changemaking and resistance Soon she and Juneau forge a friendship that inspires Maya to confront the challenges in her own life

But as their relationship grows romantic painful and twisted Maya begins to suspect that theres a whole different person beneath Juneaus paintedon facade Now Maya must learn to speak her truth in this mysterious mixedup worldeven if it results in heartbreak