| Description |
1 online resource (6 audio files) : digital |
| Playing Time |
06:42:43 |
| Description |
audio file rda |
| Performer |
Narrator: Vikas Adam. |
| Summary |
This hilarious and poignant tween debut about dealing with bullies, making friends, and the power of good books is a great next read for fans of Merci Suárez Changes Gears and John David Anderson. Ahmed Aziz is having an epic year—epically bad. After his dad gets sick, the family moves from Hawaii to Minnesota for his dad's treatment. Even though his dad grew up there, Ahmed can't imagine a worse place to live. He's one of the only brown kids in his school. And as a proud slacker, Ahmed doesn't want to deal with expectations from his new teachers. Ahmed surprises himself by actually reading the assigned books for his English class: Holes, Bridge to Terabithia, and From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Shockingly, he doesn't hate them. Ahmed also starts learning about his uncle, who died before Ahmed was born. Getting bits and pieces of his family's history might be the one upside of the move, as his dad's health hangs in the balance and the school bully refuses to leave him alone. Will Ahmed ever warm to Minnesota? * A Chicago Public Library Kids Best Book of the Year * A BookPage Best Book of the Year * Finalist for the Minnesota Book Award * |
| Audience |
Text Difficulty 3 |
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MG/Middle grades (4th-8th) |
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4.8 ATOS Level |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. New York : Quill Tree Books, 2021. Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 188801 KB). |
| Subject |
Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
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East Indian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Muslims -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Local Subject |
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS DIST 203, 2022-2023
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REBECCA CAUDILL AWARD [2024 NOMINEE]
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BLUESTEM AWARD [2024 NOMINEE]
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| Genre |
Electronic audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Adam, Vikas.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9780063024892 |
| ISBN |
9780063024922 (sound recording) |
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