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Zusatztext An ALA RISE: A Feminist Book Project List 2022 selection An NCTE Notable Poetry Book and Verse Novel of 2022 selection A Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature Best Books of 2021 selection A Society of Illustrators Original Art show 2021 selection A Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2021 selection ? “A compelling novel that spotlights the history and contemporary circumstances of the Rohingya while tackling universal themes of friendship, belonging, and identity.” — School Library Journal , starred review “[T]his novel shines a light on a subject rarely addressed in middle grade fiction.” — Booklist “This novel is peopled with layered, fully formed characters who experience trauma and triumph in equal measure . . . A compassionate and well-rounded picture of refugee life.” — Kirkus Reviews Informationen zum Autor Rukhsanna Guidroz is the author of Mina vs. the Monsoon and Leila in Saffron . She studied French at King's College, London, and political science at the Sorbonne, Paris, before living and working in Hong Kong as a journalist. After becoming a mother, Rukhsanna began her teaching career, working with students from kindergarten to high school. She now lives in Maui, Hawaii where she's taken up surfing. Learn more about her at www.rukhsannaguidroz.com. Fahmida Azim is an illustrator, author, and tea drinker. She immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh as a child and grew up in northern Virginia, graduating with a BFA in Communication Arts from VCUarts. Her art frequently addresses the themes of identity, culture, and autonomy and has been featured in the New York Times , NPR, and Vice . Fahmida now lives and works in Seattle. Learn more about her at https://fahmida-azim.com/. Klappentext A middle-grade novel in verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, who finds peace and empowerment in a local surf club for girls. Samira thinks of her life as before and after: before the burning and violence in her village in Burma, when she and her best friend would play in the fields, and after, when her family was forced to flee. There's before the uncertain journey to Bangladesh by river, and after, when the river swallowed her nana and nani whole. And now, months after rebuilding a life in Bangladesh with her mama, baba, and brother, there's before Samira saw the Bengali surfer girls of Cox's Bazar, and after, when she decides she'll become one. Samira Surfs , written by Rukhsanna Guidroz with illustrations by Fahmida Azim, is a tender novel in verse about a young Rohingya girl's journey from isolation and persecution to sisterhood, and from fear to power. Leseprobe Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh January 2012 Inside Our House Our house, made of bamboo chopped by Baba’s bare hands, sits on a hill with other houses just like ours. The roof is crinkly blue plastic, noisy in the wind, hot in the afternoon sun. Rain drips through its holes, making dirt puddles on the ground. Inside, we have a single room for the four of us. Mama and Baba’s sleeping mat covers one corner. Close by, Mama’s silver pot and Baba’s old spit cup, stained red from his betel leaf. Khaled stores a cricket bat in his corner. Next to it, on the floor, is my brother’s blue notebook. He tucked it in the waistband of his longyi and brought it all the way from Burma. What’s mine is a stool that holds my special blanket, Nani’s gift to baby me. It’s torn and frayed, but when I brush it against my skin on cool winter nights, me and Nani are together again, cheek to ...
