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A GLASS
A 10 ¾-year-old girl weathers changes in her social circle—and her sense of self.
Dubbed “Queen of the Neighborhood” by beloved neighbor Mr. Chapman, who has sadly left Maryland for balmy Florida, Zara is apprehensive when a family with two kids moves into his house, potentially upsetting the delicate social balance. Readers familiar with Khan’s Zayd Saleem, Chasing the Dream books, set a few years after this series opener, will recognize the bustling Pakistani American Muslim household. Assertive, organized Zara and rambunctious 7-year-old Zayd live with their Mama and Baba; the siblings’ grandparents and uncle are integral parts of their daily lives. Zara and Zayd enjoy playing outside with their friends—Black sisters Jade and Gloria, White Alan, and Chinese American Melvin. Mr. Chapman always said that Zara knew how to “rule with grace and fairness,” but new arrivals Naomi and Michael, Jewish kids who are eager to engage socially, put this to the test. When Jamal Mamoo, Mama’s brother, brings over his Guinness World Records book, Zara decides that becoming a world-record holder is the boost her social status needs. Her humorous (and futile) attempts to make her mark ultimately lead her to being a more patient and understanding big sister and more flexible and sup
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A Long Unconventional Song - Hardcover
From High school Library Journal
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Books by Etienne Delessert and Complete Book Reviews
Night Circus
Etienne Delessert. Creative Editions, $19.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56846-277-6
This haunting collection of paintings represents Delessert (A Glass) at his most introspective, as he records the capricious activity of his own unconscious. “On a calm September evening, I was walking my dog along Route 44 when headlights flashed...
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I Hate to Read!
Rita Marshall, Author, Etienne Delessert, Illustrator, Etienne Delessert, Author Creative Company $19.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56846-005-5
Although ``most of the time Victor Dickens was a really good kid,'' he manifests all the symptoms of the ``I Hate to Read Syndrome.'' One day, while Victor is pretending to read so that he can move on to his favorite activity--watching TV--an...
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Alert!
Etienne Delessert, Author . Houghton/Lorraine $17 (31p) ISBN 978-0-618-73474-0
Delessert (Humpty Dumpty ), whose bulbous-snouted, glittery-eyed creatures are instantly recognizable, returns with a dark fable about the power of thought. Tobias, a chubby mole with glassy orange eyes, lives a quiet life in a network of tunnels,...
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Big and Bad
Etienne Delessert, Author . Houghton/Lorraine $17 (32p) ISBN 978-0-618-8893