Count me in : a novel / by Varsha Bajaj.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 175 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780525517245
- 0525517243
- Racism -- Juvenile fiction
- Middle school students -- Juvenile fiction
- Violence -- Juvenile fiction
- Social media -- Juvenile fiction
- Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Texas -- Houston -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Texas -- Houston -- Fiction
- Houston (Tex.) -- Juvenile fiction
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | Bajaj Varsha | Available | 33111009379963 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | Bajaj Varsha | Available | 33111009704426 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a community rallies to reject racism.
Karina Chopra would have never imagined becoming friends with the boy next door--after all, they've avoided each other for years and she assumes Chris is just like the boys he hangs out with, who she labels a pack of hyenas. Then Karina's grandfather starts tutoring Chris, and she discovers he's actually a nice, funny kid. But one afternoon something unimaginable happens--the three of them are assaulted by a stranger who targets Indian-American Karina and her grandfather because of how they look. Her grandfather is gravely injured and Karina and Chris vow not to let hate win. When Karina posts a few photos related to the attack on social media, they quickly attract attention, and before long her #CountMeIn post--"What does an American look like? #immigrants #WeBelong #IamAmerican #HateHasNoHomeHere"--goes viral and a diverse population begin to add their own photos. Then, when Papa is finally on the road to recovery, Karina uses her newfound social media reach to help celebrate both his homecoming and a community coming together.
Told from two viewpoints, sixth-graders Karina and Chris use social media to stand up to racism in Houston, Texas, after an attack puts Karina's Indian American grandfather in the hospital.