A Guyanese girl must find the total amount between her parents’ ‘older world’ expectations and traditions while pursuing her imagine being truly a great trumpeter in this contemporary, coming-of-age story, written by an #OwnVoices author.

Nira Ghani has always imagined becoming a musician. Her Guyanese parents, nevertheless, have big programs for her to become scientist or doctor. Nira’s grandmother and her closest friend, Emily, are the only individuals who seem to truly understand her desire to establish an about In the main element of Nira Ghani identity outside of the main one imposed on Nira by her parents. When auditions for jazz music group are announced, Nira realizes it’s right now or to never convince her parents that she deserves an opportunity to pursue her interest.

As if fighting with each other with her parents weren’t bad enough, Nira sees herself navigating a new friendship active when her crush, Noah, and notorious mean-girl, McKenzie ‘Mac pc,’ take a sudden curiosity about her and Emily, inserting themselves in to the fold. So, too, does Nira’s much cool (and incredibly competitive) cousin Farah. Can be she trying to wiggle her way into the new group to obtain closer to Noah? Is normally McKenzie looking to grab Emily’s attention from her? As Farah and Noah grow closer and Emily starts to distance themself, Nira’s respected trumpet ‘George’ continues to be her constant, providing her a getaway from family and school theatre.

But it isn’t until Nira requires a stage back that she realizes she’s not the only one struggling to find her put in place the world. As painful truths about her family are exposed, Nira learns to accept people for who they are also to open up herself in ways she never thought possible.

A relatable and timely modern, coming-of age story, In the Key of Nira Ghani explores the social and cultural challenges of a teen within an immigrant household.