Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

Set in 1996 southern California, high school senior Rana Joon wants to honor her deceased best friend by entering a rap contest and living authentically as a lesbian, but feels conflicted by her Iranian family's expectations.

About the author

Shideh Etaat is an Iranian American writer living in Los Angeles. She received her MFA in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is the author of Rana Joon and the One and Only Now and has also had her work published in Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers, Day One, Foglifter, Nowruz Journal, and My Shadow Is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora. When she isn’t busy writing, you can find her helping her young son navigate life.

Product details

• Authors: Shideh Etaat
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 99
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.07.2024
• EAN: 9781665917636
• ISBN: 978-1-6659-1763-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 225 g
• Illustrations: f-c cvr (coated; sfx: spot gloss on matte); digital
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Sex, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, People & places (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / United States