| Kiki and Jacques: A Refugee Story Contributor(s): Ross, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823441806 ISBN-13: 9780823441808 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 640 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.30 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 176151 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Can Kiki and Jacques be friends--or are they just too different? Life could be better for twelve-year-old Jacques. His mother just died, his father is jobless, and his grandmother's bridal store is on the verge of closing. At least he can look forward to the soccer season--after all, he's a shoo-in for captain. But the arrival of Somali refugees shakes up nearly everything in his French-American Maine town, even soccer. Jacques isn't the only star anymore--Mohamed is just as good as him, maybe better. School, church, sports . . . everything suddenly seems different. So Jacques is surprised to find himself becoming friends with Kiki, a smart, kind, and strong-minded Somali Muslim girl with a mysterious scar. Can kids as seemingly different as Jacques and Kiki be friends? Kiki and Jacques offers a realistic and heartwarming portrait of a town learning to embrace its changing face. A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year |