The Leaving of Things | 
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This page-turning story transports readers back to the 1980s, when teenagers made mixed cassette tapes and wrote actual letters to friends. After finishing his senior year of high school, Vikram, who has been in America for eleven years, unwillingly returns to his native country. The sites and smells of India come to life as Vikram discovers his roots and grapples with what it means to belong somewhere.
