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Since emigrating from Bangladesh, fourteen-year-old Nadira and her family have been living in New York City on expired visas, hoping to realize their dream of becoming legal US citizens. But after 9/11, everything changes. Suddenly being Muslim means you are dangerous—a suspected terrorist. When Nadira’s father is arrested and detained at the US-Canadian border, Nadira and her older sister, Aisha, are told to carry on as if everything is the same. The teachers at Flushing High don’t ask any questions, but Aisha falls apart. Nothing matters to her anymore—not even college. It’s up to Nadira to be the strong one and bring her family back together again.

Critics Review

u201cThe events of the novel are powerful enough to engage readersu2019 attention and will make them pause to consider the effects of a legal practice that preys on prejudice and fear.u201d

Publishers Weekly

u201cNarrator Abby Craden expertly depicts family, friends, and cold officialsu2026Craden captures everything the readeru2019s eye would see on the printed pageu2014especially that aside or extra word that adds further clarity to the written word. The moving story illustrates people lives affected by our nationu2019s immigration policies. Cradenu2019s warm and insightful delivery adds to the learning experience for young listeners.u201d

AudioFile

u201cA moving first-person, present-tense narrativeu2026The teen voice is wonderfully immediate, revealing Nadirau2019s mixed-up feelings as well as the diversity in her family and the Muslim communityu2026Readers will feel the heartbreak, prejudice, kindness, and fear.u201d

Booklist (starred review)

u201cInspiring and timely, this novel explores one of the most difficult issues facing the United States today in a compelling and highly readable way.u201d

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