Right as Rain

"I was struck by lightning and now there's rain following me around. I was struck by lightning and now there's rain following me around."

Recent high-school graduate Megh Rashid has plans to escape to the other side of the country for college and leave behind the stormy household she's been trapped in for years. But things are complicated when she gets struck by lightning right before the start of a prestigious summer internship that's key to her getting accepted to her dream university, and she wakes up to a storm cloud that follows her everywhere, seemingly attuned to her every emotion.

Megh's struggles with depression, fear of leaving her home and loved ones, and uncertainty about her future cause the cloud to act up, creating rainstorms that dampen her spirits and her hopes of making an impact at her internship. With the help of fellow intern Lev Osman, a boy whose warmth makes her feel less alone, Megh has to find a way to control her feelings and decide what she's willing to sacrifice in order to secure her desired future.

Author: Tashie Bhuiyan
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 03/10/2026
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.36h x 5.36w x 1.35d
ISBN: 9780374393922
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/12/2026
Booklist 01/01/2026
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2026
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2026

About the Author
Tashie Bhuiyan is the author of Counting Down with You, A Show for Two, Stay with My Heart, and I'll Pretend You're Mine. She is a New Yorker through and through, and hopes to change the world, one book at a time. She loves writing stories about gaining agency through growth and surviving against all odds. When she's not doing that, she's probably traveling, attending a concert, or bothering her cat, Zuko.