The Very Best Doughnut

Name: The Very Best Doughnut
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781760988906
Price: 14.99 NZD
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By Randa Abdel-Fattah

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The Very Best Doughnut follows Adam, who eagerly anticipates doughnut day every Friday. This week, however, his family is fasting for Ramadan, refraining from food and drink until sunset. Adam wants to join in the fast but finds it challenging to wait for his cherished doughnut.
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Friday is always the best day at Adam's house. It's doughnut day!

But this week, his family is fasting for Ramadan. They aren't going to eat or drink until the sun sets.

Adam wants to fast too, but it's so hard. Can he wait that long for his very special doughnut?

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760988906

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 July 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Pan Australia

Illustration: 6 Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Amani Haydar
Illustrated by Amani Haydar

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 200.0mm

Height: 131.0mm

Weight: 86g

Pages: 96

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Randa Abdel-Fattah is a prominent Palestinian Egyptian Muslim author, academic, human rights advocate, former lawyer and mother of four children. The award-winning author of eleven novels, published and translated in over 20 countries, Randa writes across a wide range of genres and actively seeks to translate her academic work into creative interventions which reshape dominant narratives around race, human rights, multiculturalism and identity in popular culture. Her most recent non-fiction book, Coming of Age in the War on Terror, was shortlisted for the 2022 Stella Awards, the 2022 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and the 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. She lives in Sydney with her husband and children.

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