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By Marina Budhos

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A Muslim immigrant teen struggles to hold her family together in the wake of 9/11 in this poignant novel from acclaimed author Marina Budhos.

You forget. You forget you don’t really exist here, that this isn’t your home.

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 sus...

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Teens & YA Teen Fiction Peoples & Cultures - Teen Fiction Family & Relationships - Teen Fiction Choices & Transitions - Teen Fiction Girls & Young Women - Teen Fiction Emigrants & Immigrants->Teen fiction Families at risk->Teen fiction Prejudice and racism->Teen fiction Strong girls->Teen fiction Asian American & Pacific Islander->Teen fiction Books from the 1996 Winners of the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards Other Awards Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards 1990s - Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards

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