Zara Hossain is Here

A timely and honest coming-of-age story that explores
the complicated relationship between identity, culture, family,
and love.
Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain,
has been leading a fairly typical life in Texas since her
family moved there for her father's work. While dealing with the
Islamophobia that she faces at school, Zara has to lay low, trying
not to stir up any trouble and jeopardize their family's dependent
visa status while they await their green card approval.

But one day her tormentor, star football player Tyler Benson,
takes things too far, leaving a threatening note in her locker, and
gets suspended.

As an act of revenge against her for speaking out,
Tyler and his friends vandalize Zara's house with racist graffiti,
leading to a violent crime that puts Zara's entire future
at risk.

Now she must pay the ultimate price and choose
between fighting to stay in the only place she's ever called home
or losing the life she loves and everyone in
it.

Summary

A timely and honest coming-of-age story that explores the complicatedrelationship between identity, culture, family, and love. Maincharacter Zara must face Islamophobia and prejudice and navigatefalling in love for the first time...

Product details

• Authors: Sabina Khan
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 20
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2021
• EAN: 9780702308369
• ISBN: 978-0-7023-0836-9
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 201 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 190 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Texas, FICTION / Family Life / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Sex, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / School & Education / General, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Interest age: from c 12 years, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Muslim, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Abuse, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Bisexual, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Islam, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Multicultural & Interracial, Relating to bisexual / pansexual / polysexual people, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Places / United States