Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin.
“Amina’s anxieties are entirely relatable, but it’s her sweet-hearted nature that makes her such a winning protagonist.” - Entertainment WeeklyĪ Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family’s vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community in this “compassionate, timely novel” ( Booklist, starred review) from the award-winning author of It’s Ramadan, Curious George and Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns.Īmina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. Palacio, author of #1 New York Timesbestseller Wonder
“For inspiring empathy in young readers, you can’t get better than this book.” -R. (Mar.A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2017 Agent: Matthew Elblonk, DeFiore and Company. Watching Amina literally and figuratively find her voice-bolstered by community, friendship, and discovered inner strength-makes for rewarding reading. Through Amina’s emotional, honest responses-betrayed confusion over Soojin wanting an American name, her worry about her uncle’s comments that her passion for music is un-Islamic, her dejected disbelief in response to the Islamophobic vandalism-Khan ( Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns) gracefully addresses the difficulty of reconciling individual beliefs with those of others, especially those you love, as well as the complications that accompany the merging of cultures. The vandalism of the local Islamic Center and mosque further heightens the turmoil in this timely coming-of-age story.
Meanwhile, Amina’s family is hosting her strict Muslim great-uncle, who is visiting Wisconsin from Pakistan, and stage-fright-prone Amina prepares to publically read a passage from the Quran in Arabic. Her best friend Soojin is about to be granted citizenship and plans to leave her Korean name behind, plus Soojin has befriended another classmate, Emily, whom Amina distrusts.
For musically gifted Amina Khokar, sixth grade heralds a multitude of changes.
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