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Author:

Hitchcock, Shannon, author.

Title:

Flying over water / by Shannon Hitchcock and N.H. Senzai.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Scholastic Pressan imprint of Scholastic Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

246 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Refugee children--Syria--Juvenile fiction.
Immigrant children--Florida--Juvenile fiction.
Syrians--Florida--Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Juvenile fiction.
Hate crimes--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.

Other Authors:

Senzai, N. H., author.

Summary:

Twelve-year-old Noura and her family, fleeing war in Syria, have been granted asylum in the United States, but they arrive in Florida to the chaos of the president's Muslim ban; twelve-year-old Jordyn is a member of the Christian church that is sponsoring the Alwan family, and Noura's student ambassador in middle school; their inevitable culture clash is made far worse by the wave of hate crimes unleashed by the Muslim ban, and personal problems of both girls--Noura's fear of water (Jordyn is a champion swimmer) and Jordyn's worry over her mother's recent miscarriage.

ISBN:

1338617664
9781338617665

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1128890219

LCCN:

2019046186

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)