| It Ain't So Awful, Falafel Contributor(s): Dumas, Firoozeh (Author) |
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ISBN: 132874096X ISBN-13: 9781328740960 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2015034779 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.60 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Middle East |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 181921 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block . . . for the fourth time. California's Newport Beach is her family's latest perch, and she's determined to shuck her brainy loner persona and start afresh with a new Brady Bunch name--Cindy. It's the late 1970s, and fitting in becomes more difficult as Iran makes U.S. headlines with protests, revolution, and finally the taking of American hostages. Even puka shell necklaces, pool parties, and flying fish can't distract Cindy from the anti-Iran sentiments that creep way too close to home. A poignant yet lighthearted middle grade debut from the author of the best-selling Funny in Farsi. California Library Association's John and Patricia Beatty Award Winner Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Grades 6-8) New York Historical Society's New Americans Book Prize Winner Middle East Book Award for Youth Literature, Honorable Mention Booklist 50 Best Middle Grade Novels of the 21stCentury |
Contributor Bio(s): Dumas, Firoozeh: - New York Times bestselling author Firoozeh Dumas was born in Abadan, Iran, and moved to Whittier, California at the age of seven. After a two-year stay, she and her family moved back to Iran and lived in Ahvaz and Tehran. Two years later, they moved back to Whittier, then to Newport Beach. She lives in Munich, Germany, with her husband and three children. |