Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12, Scholastic

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4-6, Scholastic

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Flying over water

Oclc number

1128890219

Responsibility statement

by Shannon Hitchcock and N.H. Senzai

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

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification

Contributor