urban fiction

Rani Patel, almost seventeen and living on remote Moloka'i island, is oppressed by the cultural norms of her Gujarati immigrant parents but when Mark, an older man, draws her into new experiences red flags abound.

"Preston is drawn to investigate, exploring the city in the hunt for Alice, his missing friend. Deep in the bowels of a secret scientific institute, he discovers a sinister machine used to banish teenage criminals for their offenses. Captured and condemned to a cavernous dimension, Preston is determined to escape. But this is no ordinary jail"--Dust jacket.

Rani Patel, almost seventeen and living on remote Moloka'i island, is oppressed by the cultural norms of her Gujarati immigrant parents but when Mark, an older man, draws her into new experiences red flags abound.

When sixteen-year-old piano prodigy Nia discovers her recently departed father wasn't her biological dad, she becomes desperate for answers, leading her to Omar, an ex-convict determined to win the love of his daughter.