Farah rocks Florida /
Darraj, Susan Muaddi,
Farah rocks Florida / by Susan Muaddi Darraj ; illustrated by Ruaida Mannaa. - 135 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Farah rocks . - Darraj, Susan Muaddi. Farah rocks. .
Farah's little brother is in the hospital with a heart problem that needs surgery, so her parents send sixth-grader Farah off to stay with her grandmother in a retirement condo in Florida; Sitti Fayrouz does not speak much English, has a lot of rules, and does not understand Farah's interest in geology, so Farah is not happy with the move--but despite being the only child in the community, Farah finds that the people are nice, and despite getting off to a bad start (she accidentally dumped a soda on his lap) she forms a friendship with Dr. Fisher, who shares her interest in science.
Ages 8-12. Stone Arch Books. Grades 4-6. Stone Arch Books.
9781496583420 1496583426 9781496584328 1496584325
2021006160
Palestinian American girls--Juvenile fiction.
Gifted children--Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction.
Retirement communities--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Florida--Juvenile fiction.
Farah rocks Florida / by Susan Muaddi Darraj ; illustrated by Ruaida Mannaa. - 135 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Farah rocks . - Darraj, Susan Muaddi. Farah rocks. .
Farah's little brother is in the hospital with a heart problem that needs surgery, so her parents send sixth-grader Farah off to stay with her grandmother in a retirement condo in Florida; Sitti Fayrouz does not speak much English, has a lot of rules, and does not understand Farah's interest in geology, so Farah is not happy with the move--but despite being the only child in the community, Farah finds that the people are nice, and despite getting off to a bad start (she accidentally dumped a soda on his lap) she forms a friendship with Dr. Fisher, who shares her interest in science.
Ages 8-12. Stone Arch Books. Grades 4-6. Stone Arch Books.
9781496583420 1496583426 9781496584328 1496584325
2021006160
Palestinian American girls--Juvenile fiction.
Gifted children--Juvenile fiction.
Grandmothers--Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction.
Retirement communities--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Florida--Juvenile fiction.