Sara Farizan
1) Here to Stay
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
“A powerful YA novel about identity and prejudice.” —Entertainment Weekly
Bijan Majidi is:Shy around girls Really into comics Decent at basketball Bijan Majidi is not:A terrorist
What happens when a kid who’s flown under the radar for most of high school gets pulled off the bench to make the winning basket in a varsity playoff...
Bijan Majidi is:
What happens when a kid who’s flown under the radar for most of high school gets pulled off the bench to make the winning basket in a varsity playoff...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
High school junior Leila's Persian heritage already makes her different from her classmates at Armstead Academy, and if word got out that she liked girls life would be twice as hard, but when a new girl, Saskia, shows up, Leila starts to take risks she never thought she would, especially when it looks as if the attraction between them is mutual, so she struggles to sort out her growing feelings by confiding in her old friends.