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Here to Stay


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 272

Published: 2019

Great for age 7-18 years

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If his name is Bijan Majidi, life is suddenly high fives in the hallways and invitations to exclusive parties - along with an anonymous photo sent by a school cyberbully that makes Bijan look like a terrorist. The administration says theyll find and punish the culprit. Bijan wants to pretend it never happened. Hes not ashamed of his Middle Eastern heritage; he just doesnt want to be a poster child for Islamophobia. Lots of classmates rally around Bijan. Others make it clear they dont want him or anybody who looks like him at their school. But its not always easy to tell your enemies from your friends.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

There are 272 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Algonquin Books (division of Workman) .

Sara Farizan is an Iranian American writer and ardent basketball fan who was born in and lives near Boston. The award-winning author of If You Could Be Mine and Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, she has an MFA from Lesley University and a BA in film and media studies from American University. Here to Stay is her third novel.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.

Edgar Allan Poe Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Edgar Allan Poe Award.

A Booklist Top 10 Sports Book for Youth, 2018

 

 

"A powerful YA novel about identity and prejudice."

 

--Entertainment Weekly

 

 

"With humor, power, smarts, and honesty, Farizan has written a conversation-starter."

 

--The Boston Globe

 

 

"Here to Stay tackles serious, timely issues with grace, humor, and urgency--as the best YA novels do."

 

--HelloGiggles

 

 

"The novel effortlessly tackles several important societal issues, keeping them in the foreground without detracting from the main focus: Bijan's entertaining internal color commentary that reveals his thought processes. The resulting is an engaging page-turner. Powerful."

 

--Kirkus Reviews

 

 

"Islamophobia, racism, homo- and heterosexuality, toxic masculinity, offensive sports mascots, activism, friendship, immigration, school politics, gun rights, and a splash of Iranian history make this about a lot more than high-school sports."

 

--Booklist

 

 

"Farizan portrays the richness and warmth of the Persian culture of Bijan's proud mother. A touching subplot explores the romance and high school politics of a budding lesbian relationship. Recommended for all high school collections."

 

--School Library Journal

 

 

"Here to Stay is refreshingly frank, revealing the unsettling truth that the very social stigmas we pretend we have conquered still exist."

 

--The Salisbury Post