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In this story about growing up in a difficult part of America's history, Jake Green is introduced as a cross country runner who wants to be a soldier and an American hero when he grows up.
Before he can work far towards these goals, September 11th happens, and it is discovered that one of the hijackers lives in Jake's town. The children in Jake's town try to process everything, but they struggle. Jake's classmate Bobby beats up Jake's best friend, Sam Madina, just for being an Arab Muslim.
According to his own code of conduct, Jake wants to fight Bobby for messing with his best friend. The situation gets more complicated when Sam's father is detained and interrogated by the FBI. Jake's mother doubts Sam's father's innocence. Jake must choose between believing his parents and leaving Bobby alone or defending Sam.
Kindle Book
- Release date: September 2, 2014
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781632202116
- Release date: September 2, 2014
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781632202116
- File size: 584 KB
- Release date: September 2, 2014
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Languages
English
Levels
ATOS Level:4
Lexile® Measure:600
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:2-3