Kareem Between

Title: Kareem Between Author: Shifa Saltagi Safadi ISBN: 9780593699263 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Published: 2024 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Children's Books 1643851 Publisher Description: This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school. "The exact type of book I would've loved, and needed, as a kid." -- Jasmine Warga, New York Times bestselling author of and Newbery Honor recipient for Other Words for Home **FINALIST for the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD** Seventh grade begins, and Kareem's already fumbled it. His best friend moved away, he messed up his tryout for the football team, and because of his heritage, he was voluntold to show the new kid--a Syrian refugee with a thick and embarrassing acce