Sci fi novella. I loved the first Binti novella and was not disappointed by #2. 
 Binti has spent a year away from home, studying maths at a prestigious university offworld. She also brokered peace between 2 warring planets and became physically transformed. 
 In this second installment, Binti heads home. She learns how her family and friends coped with her choice to leave, and experiences shame for having left home, for doing what girls shouldn't do. It looks like she really can't go home again. 
 Then she learns more about her family and comes full circle, only to have more danger in store. 
 This is definitely a middle part. I need to know what happens next.