It Ain't So Awful, Falafel

Firoozeh Dumas

eBook - 2016

Zomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block...for the fourth time.California's Newport Beach is her family's latest perch, and she's determined to shuck her brainy loner persona and start afresh with a new Brady Bunch name—Cindy.It's the late 1970s, and fitting in becomes more difficult as Iran makes U.S. headlines with protests, revolution, and finally the taking of American hostages. Even puka shell necklaces, pool parties, and flying fish can't distract Cindy from the anti-Iran sentiments that creep way too close to home.A poignant yet lighthearted middle grade debut from the author of the bestselling Funny in Farsi.California Library Association's John and Patricia Beatty Award WinnerFlorida S...unshine State Young Readers Award (Grades 6–8)New York Historical Society's New Americans Book Prize WinnerMiddle East Book Award for Youth Literature, Honorable MentionBooklist 50...

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Published
HarperCollins
Language
English
Main Author
Firoozeh Dumas
Online Access
OverDrive Resource Page
Format
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Kindle Book
ASINB011H55QQO
Release Date5/3/2016
OverDrive Read eBook
File Size962 MB
ISBN9780544612372
Release Date5/3/2016