Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero

At a time when we are all asking questions
about identity, grief, and how to stand up for what is right, this book by the
author of A Thousand Questions will hit home with young readers who love
Hena Khan and Varian Johnson-or anyone struggling to understand recent U.S.
history and how it still affects us today.

Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey,
Texas-and nearly that long waiting for the chance to participate in the
regional robotics competition, which he just knows he...