Sixteen-year-old Samar--aka Sam--is an Indian American teenager whose mom has kept her away from her old-fashioned family. It's never bothered Sam, who is busy with school, friends, and a demanding boyfriend. But things change after 9/11. A guy in a turban shows up at Sam's house--and turns out to be her uncle. He wants to reconcile the family and teach Sam about her Sikh heritage. She is eager to learn, but when boys attack her uncle, shouting "Go home Osama " Sam realizes she could be in danger--and just how dangerous ignorance is.

When her mother launches the Guided Dating Plan to find Jazz the perfect, suitable, pre-screened Indian mate, Jazz realizes she must act fast to find a way to follow her own heart and stay in the good graces of her parents.

Time traveling ParminderNa.k.a. PammiNmust stop a power-hungry Able from the future from destroying the ancient city she visits, where Ables like her live freely. If she is unable to stop him, the city of Zanum vanishes forever, taking Pammi and all other Ables with it.