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The Henna Wars
AuthorAdiba Jaigirdar
Cover artistNabigal-Nayagam Haider Ali and Molly Gillespie
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult fiction, romantic comedy
PublisherPage Street Kids (US)
Hachette Children (UK)
Publication date
May 12, 2020 (US)
October 2021 (UK)
Media typeHardcover, paperback, audiobook, ebook
Pages400

The Henna Wars is a young adult novel by Adiba Jaigirdar. Set in Dublin, the book follows Nishat, a Bangladeshi teenager who comes out as a lesbian while in high school. The book received mostly positive reviews from critics, and was included on Time's list of the "100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time."

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