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"Kanzi, the immigrant girl of The Arabic Quilt, has come to feel welcome in her American school--that is, until an entire shelf of books about Black, brown, and immigrant children suddenly disappears from the school library. But Kanzi's classmates, with their teacher's help, take action against the...

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Main Author: Khalil, Aya (Author)
Other Authors: Semirdzhyan, Anait (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Thomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers, [2023]
Subjects:
Egyptian Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Prohibited books > Juvenile fiction.
Libraries > Censorship > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Libraries > Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories.
Picture books.
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Summary:"Kanzi, the immigrant girl of The Arabic Quilt, has come to feel welcome in her American school--that is, until an entire shelf of books about Black, brown, and immigrant children suddenly disappears from the school library. But Kanzi's classmates, with their teacher's help, take action against the school district's ban."--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:9780884489672
0884489671
Author Notes:

Aya Khalil is a freelance journalist and educator who immigrated to the US from Egypt as a child. Aya lives in Toledo, Ohio, with her husband, Abdalrahman, and their three children. Visit her at www.ayakhalil.com.
Anait Semirdzhyan grew up in a multicultural family and lived in several countries with diverse cultures before settling in the Seattle area with her husband and twin daughters. Visit her at www.anaitsart.com.


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