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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The youngest of three brothers, K just wants to be an all-American boy-shooting hoops with his buddies and riding his Huffy around the San Fernando Valley. But K understands there's something different about himself, a longing that draws him closer to his friends while making him feel more and more alienated. At home, K must navigate another confusing identity: that of the faithful son of Iranian immigrants struggling to survive in the United States....
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After dropping out of public school, Badi Hessamizadeh enrolls at Magnificent Academy under the name Bud Hess. As Bud struggles with the difficulties of everyday life, letters begin appearing in Magnificent's newspaper that hint at a tragedy about to befall the school. When Bud is suspected of writing them, he joins his only friend in searching for the true culprit in order to clear his name.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Laguna Beach, California, 2009. Alireza Courdee, a fourteen-year-old straight-A student and chemistry whiz, takes his first hit of pot. In as long as it takes to inhale and exhale, he is transformed from the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants into a happy-go-lucky stoner. He loses his virginity, takes up surfing, and sneaks away to all-night raves. For the first time, Reza--now Rez--feels like an American teen. Life is smooth; even lying to...
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