The great banned-books bake sale
"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 acti...
Main Author: | Khalil, Aya (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Semirdzhyan, Anait (Illustrator) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Thomaston, Maine :
Tilbury House Publishers,
[2023]
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Subjects: |
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."-- |
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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. |