"Skunk Girl" by Sheba Karim follows the story of 16-year-old Naani, a witty and self-conscious Pakistani American girl navigating the complexities of teenage life. As she deals with the trials of high school, including crushes and the pressure to fit in, Naani also faces cultural expectations from her family. Struggling with her identity, she attends a summer camp where her confidence grows, and she begins to embrace her uniqueness. Through humor and heartfelt moments, Naani learns to balance her dual heritage while discovering the importance of self-acceptance and the value of friendship. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade-college freshman.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 240 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2009 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) .