Flying over water /
Hitchcock, Shannon,
Flying over water / by Shannon Hitchcock and N.H. Senzai. - First edition. - 246 pages ; 22 cm
Twelve-year-old Noura and her family, fleeing war in Syria, have been granted asylum in the United States, but they arrive in Florida to the chaos of the president's Muslim ban; twelve-year-old Jordyn is a member of the Christian church that is sponsoring the Alwan family, and Noura's student ambassador in middle school; their inevitable culture clash is made far worse by the wave of hate crimes unleashed by the Muslim ban, and personal problems of both girls--Noura's fear of water (Jordyn is a champion swimmer) and Jordyn's worry over her mother's recent miscarriage.
Ages 8-12. Scholastic. Grades 4-6. Scholastic.
9781338617665 1338617664
2019046186
Refugee children--Syria--Juvenile fiction.
Immigrant children--Florida--Juvenile fiction.
Syrians--Florida--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Juvenile fiction.
Hate crimes--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Refugees--Juvenile fiction.
Syrians--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.
Flying over water / by Shannon Hitchcock and N.H. Senzai. - First edition. - 246 pages ; 22 cm
Twelve-year-old Noura and her family, fleeing war in Syria, have been granted asylum in the United States, but they arrive in Florida to the chaos of the president's Muslim ban; twelve-year-old Jordyn is a member of the Christian church that is sponsoring the Alwan family, and Noura's student ambassador in middle school; their inevitable culture clash is made far worse by the wave of hate crimes unleashed by the Muslim ban, and personal problems of both girls--Noura's fear of water (Jordyn is a champion swimmer) and Jordyn's worry over her mother's recent miscarriage.
Ages 8-12. Scholastic. Grades 4-6. Scholastic.
9781338617665 1338617664
2019046186
Refugee children--Syria--Juvenile fiction.
Immigrant children--Florida--Juvenile fiction.
Syrians--Florida--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Juvenile fiction.
Hate crimes--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Refugees--Juvenile fiction.
Syrians--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.