Mariam Sharma Hits the RoadThree Pakistani American teenagers, on a trip through the land of pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags. Its going to be quite an adventure. The summer after her freshman year of college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala and religious but closeted Umar. But when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with a

a solitary man who’s learned to endure

and invites him to tutor Kate

physical places as any railroad or telephone ever was

Inevitably

An unforgettable story of two girls navigating the unknowable waters of identity

She and her mom are moving from sunny Texas to an icy island in the middle of Lake Michigan

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In each episode

interviewing surviving POWs under Roddie’s command

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but a profound and necessary reminder of the strength found in individual courage and compassion

is about to be broken