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Here to Stay
Contributor(s): Farizan, Sara (Author)
ISBN: 1616209852     ISBN-13: 9781616209858
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $10.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Basketball
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Bullying
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 690
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 501863
Reading Level: 4.9   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
"A powerful YA novel about identity and prejudice." --Entertainment Weekly

Bijan Majidi is:

  • Shy around girls
  • Really into comics
  • Decent at basketball
Bijan Majidi is not:
  • A terrorist

What happens when a kid who's flown under the radar for most of high school gets pulled off the bench to make the winning basket in a varsity playoff game?
If his name is Bijan Majidi, life is suddenly high fives in the hallways and invitations to exclusive parties--along with an anonymous photo sent by a school cyberbully that makes Bijan look like a terrorist.

The administration says they'll find and punish the culprit. Bijan wants to pretend it never happened. He's not ashamed of his Middle Eastern heritage; he just doesn't want to be a poster child for Islamophobia. Lots of classmates rally around Bijan. Others make it clear they don't want him or anybody who looks like him at their school. But it's not always easy to tell your enemies from your friends.

Here to Stay is a painfully honest, funny, authentic story about growing up, speaking out, and fighting prejudice.

Contributor Bio(s): Farizan, Sara: -

Sara Farizan is an Iranian American writer and ardent basketball fan who was born in and lives near Boston. The award-winning author of If You Could Be Mine and Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, she has an MFA from Lesley University and a BA in film and media studies from American University. Here to Stay is her third novel.