I'm from Here Too
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- Sortie prévue le 2 juil. 2024
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- 9,49 €
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- Précommander
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- 9,49 €
Description de l’éditeur
Kashmira Sheth's eloquent verse novel follows an Indian American Sikh boy through a year of change, challenges, and growth
Anoop is many things: a brother, a son, a grandson, a friend, a middle school student, and a budding writer. He is also Indian American and Sikh.
When he joins a new class, separated from longtime friends, aspects of his identity—especially his long hair, covered with a patka—draw attention in new and uncomfortable ways. At the same time, his beloved grandfather in India is nearing death, leading Anoop to think about faith and identity and his place in the world, especially as attacks on American Sikhs accelerate and he is reminded of his grandfather’s experiences during Partition.
Can the tenets of his faith—equality, justice, service, honesty—help Anoop navigate life? Can he even maintain them?
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In this moving verse novel by Sheth (Nina Soni, Perfect Hostess), a 13-year-old boy navigates loss and threats of violence. Anoop is aware that his brown skin and patka headwrap make him stand out ("I am a first-generation Indian American Sikh,/ surrounded by mostly white students./ A brown crystal of sugar,/ in a bowl of white sugar"). The protection afforded by Jacob, "my friend from first grade," ends as they enter eighth grade; they don't have any classes together, which makes Anoop anxious. "Without him standing by me, for me, I feel vulnerable," especially when he remembers how a recent attack on Sikhs in nearby Oak Creek, Wis., resulted in "more than a half dozen dead." After he learns his beloved Baba is sick in India, Anoop and his father travel there for a visit. In his grandfather's serene presence, Anoop ponders how Baba, orphaned by the violent partition of India at the end of British colonial rule, holds fast to his Sikh faith. Sheth evocatively explains Sikhism in this compassionate story in which characters combat hate with reason. An author's note concludes. Ages 8–12.
