When twelve-year-old seema trivedi learns that she and her family must move from their small indian town to iowa city, she realizes she'll have to say good-bye to the purple-jeweled mango trees and sweet-smelling jasmine...When twelve-year-old seema trivedi learns that she and her family must move from their small indian town to iowa city, she realizes she'll have to say good-bye to the purple-jeweled mango trees and sweet-smelling jasmine, to the monsoon rains and the bustling market. More important, she must leave behind her best friend and cousin, raju.