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The Great Henna Party

If you were to name the person you loved the most, who would you choose? Noor's cousin is getting married tomorrow, and tonight, Noor's family will hold a henna party in her honor. They'll sing traditional songs, eat delicious treats, and have their hands painted in swirling designs using a dye called henna. Noor is especially excited to play the henna name game. All she has to do is tell the henna artist the name of the person she loves the most, and the artist will hide it in the pattern she paints on Noor's hands for her loved one to find. But whose name will Noor choose? As Noor encounters each member of her family, she finds it harder and harder to make a decision. What should she do if she loves them all? A heartwarming story that traces the patterns of family love through the age-old South Asian tradition of painting with henna.