Description
"A powerful YA novel about identity and prejudice." --Entertainment Weekly Bijan Majidi is:
If his name is Bijan Majidi, life is suddenly high fives in the hallways and invitations to exclusive parties--along with an anonymous photo sent by a school cyberbully that makes Bijan look like a terrorist. The administration says they'll find and punish the culprit. Bijan wants to pretend it never happened. He's not ashamed of his Middle Eastern heritage; he just doesn't want to be a poster child for Islamophobia. Lots of classmates rally around Bijan. Others make it clear they don't want him or anybody who looks like him at their school. But it's not always easy to tell your enemies from your friends. Here to Stay is a painfully honest, funny, authentic story about growing up, speaking out, and fighting prejudice.
Author: Sara Farizan
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Published: 09/18/2018
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781616207007
ISBN10: 1616207000
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Shy around girls
- Really into comics
- Decent at basketball
- A terrorist
If his name is Bijan Majidi, life is suddenly high fives in the hallways and invitations to exclusive parties--along with an anonymous photo sent by a school cyberbully that makes Bijan look like a terrorist. The administration says they'll find and punish the culprit. Bijan wants to pretend it never happened. He's not ashamed of his Middle Eastern heritage; he just doesn't want to be a poster child for Islamophobia. Lots of classmates rally around Bijan. Others make it clear they don't want him or anybody who looks like him at their school. But it's not always easy to tell your enemies from your friends. Here to Stay is a painfully honest, funny, authentic story about growing up, speaking out, and fighting prejudice.
Author: Sara Farizan
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Published: 09/18/2018
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781616207007
ISBN10: 1616207000
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
About the Author
Sara Farizan is an Iranian American writer and ardent basketball fan who was born in and lives near Boston. The award-winning author of If You Could Be Mine and Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, she has an MFA from Lesley University and a BA in film and media studies from American University. Here to Stay is her third novel.