Our best intentions : a novel
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339 pages ; 24 cm
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Babur "Bobby" Singh, single parent and owner of fledging Uber business "Move with Bobby," remains ever hopeful about ascending the ladder of American success. He lives in an affluent suburb of New York with his daughter Angie, an introverted teenager who is uncomfortable in her own skin unless she's swimming. During summer break, Angie is walking home after training at the high school pool when she finds Henry McCleary, a classmate from a wealthy, prominent family, stabbed and bleeding on the football field. The police immediately focus their investigation on Chiara Thompkins, a runaway Black girl who disappears after the stabbing and--it's later discovered--wasn't properly enrolled in the public high school. The incident sends shock waves through the community and reveals jarring truths about the lengths to which families will go to protect themselves. As the town fractures, Angie must navigate conflicting narratives and wrestle with her own moral culpability. Meanwhile, Babur's painstaking efforts to shield Angie and protect his hard-earned efforts to assimilate overshadow his ability to see right from wrong.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Jain, V. (2023). Our best intentions: a novel (First edition.). William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jain, Vibhuti. 2023. Our Best Intentions: A Novel. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jain, Vibhuti. Our Best Intentions: A Novel William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Jain, Vibhuti. Our Best Intentions: A Novel First edition., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.

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