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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy heartfelt stories of friendship and personal growth. It's a delightful children's tale that explores themes of understanding, empathy, and community, all wrapped in an engaging narrative that will resonate with young readers and adults alike.
Told in alternating points of view, at Hurston Airport, four unlikely kids' lives are changed forever when their flight is grounded by weather following a Muslim convention.
Four kids meet at an airport for one unforgettable night in this middle-grade novel by four bestselling and award-winning authors
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When a thunderstorm grounds all flights following a huge Muslim convention, four unlikely kids are thrown together. Feek is stuck babysitting his younger sister, but he’d rather be writing a poem that’s good enough for his dad, a famous poet and rapper.
Hanna is intent on finding a lost cat in the airport—and also on avoiding a conversation with her dad about him possibly remarrying.
Sami is struggling with his anxiety and worried that he’ll miss the karate tournament that he’s trained so hard for.
Nora has to deal with the pressure of being the daughter of a prominent congresswoman, when all she really wants to do is make fun NokNok videos.
These kids don’t seem to have much in common—yet.
Grounded by Aisha Saeed, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, and S. K. Ali explores the unexpected friendships that form when diverse paths cross under unusual circumstances.
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iGrounded/i is celebrated for its thrilling airport adventure, diverse Muslim representation, and heartwarming storytelling. Reviews praise its engaging characters and seamless narrative, portraying a positive and ambitious perspective on friendship and individuality. The book is noted for addressing relevant topics like social media influence and familial connections, making it both an adventurous and reflective read for children.
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ISBN: 9781419761751
Publisher: Abrams
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 08 June 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Amulet Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Aisha Saeed is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of books for children. Her middle-grade novel Amal Unbound received multiple starred reviews and was a Global Read Aloud for 2018. Her picture book, Bilal Cooks Daal, received an APALA honor, and she was the co-editor of the critically acclaimed Once Upon an Eid. Aisha is also a founding member of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books™. She lives in Atlanta with her family.
Huda Al-Marashi is the author of the bestselling memoir First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story. Her other writing has appeared in various anthologies and news outlets, such as the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, and al Jazeera. She is currently a fellow with the Highlights Foundation Muslim Storytellers Program, and Grounded is her first novel for young readers. She lives in San Diego with her family.
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow is a Philadelphia-based bestselling children’s book author. Her books, which center around Black and Muslim kids, have been recognized by many, including TIME and NPR, and she is an Irma Black Award silver medalist. A former teacher and forever an educator-at-heart, she is probably most proud that her picture book Your Name Is a Song was named the December 2021 NEA Read Across America book and that it is included in the curriculums of major school districts throughout the United States.
S. K. Ali is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of several books, including the Morris Award finalist Saints and Misfits and Love from A to Z, both named as a top 10 YA title of the year by various media, including Entertainment Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Her novel Misfit in Love is on People magazine’s Best Books of Summer 2021 list. Her other books include the critically acclaimed middle-grade anthology Once Upon an Eid and the New York Times bestselling picture book The Proudest Blue.
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