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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Noa NimrodiPublisher: Lerner Publishing Group Imprint: Kar-Ben Publishing Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 18.80cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9781728427928ISBN 10: 1728427924 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 04 April 2023 Recommended Age: From 8 to 9 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children's (6-12) Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsTouching, tender, and heartbreaking. Kirkus Reviews -- (2/1/2023 12:00:00 AM) ""Touching, tender, and heartbreaking."" Kirkus Reviews -- (2/1/2023 12:00:00 AM) Shai is angry at her father for uprooting their family from Israel to the United States for his new job. Her inadequate command of English makes her feel stupid. Even her name causes difficulties, for Americans pronounce it Shay, when it should be said like shy. Comparing her life in San Diego to Israel, Shai finds almost everything here less appealing. She is determined to devise a plan to return to Israel, perhaps by using her artistic talents to win an art competition first prize is an international flight! Fortunately, Shai develops friendships with Korean American neighbor Kay-Lee, Iraqi American Muslim Hakim, and cute, nerdy, default White Chris. At school, however, bullies escalate antisemitic and Islamophobic remarks and incidents, causing deep pain and anguish, and the kids are afraid to speak out and report them, even to parents. A visit from Shai's beloved maternal grandparents, Saba and Safta, provides some insights and advice but also provokes many more questions. When a terrorist bombing in Tel Aviv gravely injures Safta, everything changes, including Shai's perspective on the meaning of home. Readers follow blue-eyed Shai's every thought and emotion as she narrates her own tale in descriptive detail with great attention paid to holidays and wonderful food. The storyline occasionally features awkward, unexplained jumps in time, but Nimrodi tackles difficult subjects with a hopeful, uplifting outlook. Touching, tender, and heartbreaking. (Fiction. 10-14) Kirkus Reviews -- (2/1/2023 12:00:00 AM) Author InformationNoa Nimrodi was born in Jerusalem and grew up moving back-and-forth between Israel and USA. Her novels have been published in both Hebrew and English. When not writing, Noa can be found reading a variety of genres, creating all sorts of art, and running on the beach, with or without her dogs, in Carlsbad, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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