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Sadia / Colleen Nelson.

Van Pelt Library PR9199.4.N455 S23 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Nelson, Colleen, author.
Contributor:
Immigrant and Refugee Experiences in Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Discrimination in sports.
High school athletes.
Muslim teenagers.
Muslim teenagers--Fiction.
Refugees--Fiction.
Refugees.
Teenage girls--Fiction.
Teenage girls.
High school athletes--Fiction.
Discrimination in sports--Fiction.
Basketball stories.
High school students--Fiction.
Basketball for girls--Fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.
Young adult works.
Young adult fiction.
Basketball stories.
Young adult.
Novels.
Physical Description:
239 pages ; 21 cm
Place of Publication:
Toronto : Dundurn, [2018]
Summary:
"Thirteen-year-old Sadia is Muslim and passionate about one thing: basketball. When her teacher announces tryouts for this year's co-ed team, she jumps at the opportunity. Her talent speaks for itself. Her head scarf, on the other hand, is a problem. Surrounded by her classmates and a new friend, Syrian refugee Amira, Sadia learns about standing up for herself and fighting for what is right. Written from Sadia's point of view, the book examines how three female Muslim teenagers experience life. Sadia wants to maintain her Muslim identity and refuses to remove her head covering at a basketball tournament; Amira is a Syrian refugee, reeling from the trauma she experienced when she fled her home; and Nazreen is ready to eschew her Muslim heritage to fit in with the popular crowd at school."-- Provided by publisher.
Notes:
Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards.
Other Format:
Nelson, Colleen. Sadia./.
Online version: Nelson, Colleen. Sadia.
ISBN:
9781459740297
1459740297
OCLC:
1017968664

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