{"product_id":"mariam-sharma-hits-the-road-9780062445742","title":"Mariam Sharma Hits the Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree Pakistani-American teenagers, on a trip through the land of pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIt's going to be quite an adventure.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe summer after her freshman year of college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala and religious but closeted Umar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with a plan to rescue her from her furious parents. And what could be a better escape than a spontaneous road trip down to New Orleans?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the heartbreaking honesty of Julie Murphy's \u003cem\u003eDumplin\u003c\/em\u003e' mixed with the cultural growing pains and smart snark of \u003cem\u003eWhen Dimple Met Rishi\u003c\/em\u003e, this wry, remarkable road-trip story is about questioning where you come from--and choosing the family that chooses you back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarim, Sheba:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSheba Karim is the author of \u003cem\u003eMariam Sharma Hits the Road\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThat Thing We Call a Heart, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSkunk Girl\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and NYU School of Law and currently lives in Nashville. You can visit her online at www.shebakarim.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50371930915090,"sku":"9780062445742","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3f456a4-fdf1-49d9-9c98-376f6201cbc1.jpg?v=1728541666","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mariam-sharma-hits-the-road-9780062445742","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}