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Seven special somethings a Nowruz story

After accidentally ruining his family's haft-seen, a display of seven traditional items to bring luck in the Persian New Year, young Kian finds seven unusual items to replace them. Includes facts about Nowruz.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Khorram, Adib (Author)
Other Authors:	Faidhi, Zainab (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2021]
Subjects:	Nawrūz (Festival) > Juvenile fiction. New Year > Juvenile fiction. Iranian Americans > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	After accidentally ruining his family's haft-seen, a display of seven traditional items to bring luck in the Persian New Year, young Kian finds seven unusual items to replace them. Includes facts about Nowruz.
Physical Description:	40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:	9780593108260 0593108264
Author Notes:	Adib Khorram lives in Kansas City, Missouri. When he isn't writing (or at his day job as a graphic designer), you can probably find him trying to get his hundred-yard freestyle under a minute, learning to do a Lutz jump, or steeping a cup of oolong. His debut novel, Darius the Great Is Not Okay , earned several awards, including the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. The sequel, Darius the Great Deserves Better , comes out in August 2020. Zainab Faidhi is a conceptrual artist, illustrator, animator, and architect. Her work includes the feature film The Breadwinner , which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Seven Special Somethings is her first picture book to be published in the United States.