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Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year
Contributor(s): Hamza, Nina (Author)
ISBN: 0063024896     ISBN-13: 9780063024892
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
OUR PRICE:   $15.29  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience
- Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2020055221
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.6" W x 8.1" (0.85 lbs) 320 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

This hilarious and poignant 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?