Karma Khullar's Mustache

"Kristi Wientge deftly captures the turmoil of adolescence." --Us Weekly

Debut author Kristi Wientge tackles the uncomfortable--but all too relatable--subject of female body hair and self-esteem with this sweet and charming novel in the tradition of Judy Blume.

Karma Khullar is about to start middle school, and she is super nervous. Not just because it seems like her best friend has found a newer, blonder best friend. Or the fact that her home life is shaken up by the death of her dadima. Or even that her dad is the new stay-at-home parent, leading her mother to spend most of her time at work. But because she's realized that she has seventeen hairs that have formed a mustache on her upper lip.

With everyone around her focused on other things, Karma is left to figure out what to make of her terrifyingly hairy surprise all on her own.

Author: Kristi Wientge
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/15/2017
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781481477703
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 198348 / Karma Khullar's Mustache


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 06/05/2017
Booklist 07/01/2017 pg. 58
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 130 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Wientge, Kristi: - Kristi Wientge is originally from Ohio where she grew up writing stories about animals and, her favorite, a jet-setting mouse. After studying to become a teacher for children with special needs, she spent several years exploring the world from China to England, teaching her students everything from English to how to flip their eyelids inside out. She's spent twelve years raising her family in her husband's home country of Singapore, where she spends her days ferrying her four kids to school and taking Punjabi and music lessons. With the help of her mother-in-law, she can now make a mean curry and a super-speedy saag. She is the author of Karma Khullar's Mustache, Honeybees and Frenemies, and Best Friends, Bikinis, and Other Summer Catastrophes. Visit her online at KristiWientge.com.