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1 online resource |
| Summary |
This hilarious and poignant #ownvoices 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? |
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Electronic reproduction. New York : Quill Tree Books, 2021. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1457 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB). |
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Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
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Muslims -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
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East Indian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
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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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Electronic books.
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Original 9780063024892 |
| ISBN |
9780063024915 (electronic bk) |
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