Muddy people : a Muslim coming of age /
El Sayed, Sara,
Muddy people : a Muslim coming of age / Sara El Sayed. - 249 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Previously published: Carlton, Vic.: Black Inc., 2021.
"A quick, clever, warm-hearted debut about growing up in an Egyptian-Muslim family. Sara is growing up in a family with a lot of rules. Her mother tells her she's not allowed to wear a bikini, her father tells her she's not allowed to drink alcohol, and her grandmother tells her to never trust a man with her money. After leaving Egypt when Sara was only six years old, her family slowly learns how to navigate the social dynamics of their new home. Sara feels out of place in her new school. Her father refuses to buy his coworkers a ginger beer, thinking it contains alcohol. Her mother refuses to wear a hijab, even if it would help them connect with other local Muslims. And Sara learns what it feels like to have a crush on a boy, that some classmates are better friends than others, and that her parents are loving, but flawed people who don't always know what's best for her, despite being her strongest defenders. For readers of Patricia Lockwood's Priestdaddy and Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart, this heartwarming book about family and identity introduces a compelling new voice, with a coming-of-age story that will speak to everyone who's ever struggled to figure out where they belong."--
9781771649971 1771649976
Pgw, C/O Ips Jackson 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301 SAN 631-8630
20220149046 can GBC259807 bnb
020544542 Uk
El Sayed, Sara.
Muslims--Australia--Biography.
Immigrants--Australia--Biography.
Egyptians--Australia--Biography.
Coming of age--Australia.
Autobiographies.
Muddy people : a Muslim coming of age / Sara El Sayed. - 249 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Previously published: Carlton, Vic.: Black Inc., 2021.
"A quick, clever, warm-hearted debut about growing up in an Egyptian-Muslim family. Sara is growing up in a family with a lot of rules. Her mother tells her she's not allowed to wear a bikini, her father tells her she's not allowed to drink alcohol, and her grandmother tells her to never trust a man with her money. After leaving Egypt when Sara was only six years old, her family slowly learns how to navigate the social dynamics of their new home. Sara feels out of place in her new school. Her father refuses to buy his coworkers a ginger beer, thinking it contains alcohol. Her mother refuses to wear a hijab, even if it would help them connect with other local Muslims. And Sara learns what it feels like to have a crush on a boy, that some classmates are better friends than others, and that her parents are loving, but flawed people who don't always know what's best for her, despite being her strongest defenders. For readers of Patricia Lockwood's Priestdaddy and Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart, this heartwarming book about family and identity introduces a compelling new voice, with a coming-of-age story that will speak to everyone who's ever struggled to figure out where they belong."--
9781771649971 1771649976
Pgw, C/O Ips Jackson 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301 SAN 631-8630
20220149046 can GBC259807 bnb
020544542 Uk
El Sayed, Sara.
Muslims--Australia--Biography.
Immigrants--Australia--Biography.
Egyptians--Australia--Biography.
Coming of age--Australia.
Autobiographies.