Language: R (49 swears, 3 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
She might be the youngest doctor in the country, but Saira (16yo) is determined to be punctual on her first day and respected by her colleagues. But no one wants to take her seriously—not even her mom who also works at the hospital and makes Saira late for her first impression on her adult coworkers. When one of the patients mistakes her as the teenager she is instead of as a doctor, maybe, for once, it’s nice to just get to be herself.
While Saira, and readers, assume that her problems are different from others because of the gray area she navigates between being a minor without a driver’s license and being a graduate from med school, they aren’t. Saira struggles to fit in and has to figure out if she’s happy with her choices. She struggles with family expectations and miscommunicating with her friends. She has big ideas but doesn’t always execute them well. No matter how many degrees you get or what stage of life you’re in, you never become old enough to make everything go the way you want it to. And the hardest lesson might be that it’s okay for life to be hard and unfair—we keep going anyway. Charaipotra finds a good balance between tragedy and success, even if life doesn’t always feel so balanced.
Saira is Indian-American (Sikh), Vish is Indian-American (half Punjabi, half Gujarati) as well as gay, Abhi is Indian, Lincoln is Korean Scottish Dutch, Samantha is Black, Cho is Asian, Lisa is Taiwanese, Jose is Puerto Rican, Lizzie is White, and the majority of other characters are either implied Indian or implied White. Also, there are a few other LGTB characters mentioned besides Vish. The mature content rating is for underage drinking, partial nudity, kissing, groping, innuendo, and mentions of sex. The violence rating is for mild description of hospital blood and gore and for death.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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