Nina Hamza
Autor(a) de Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
(eng) Nina Hamza moved to Minnesota from warmer climates. She tried downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, ice-skating, sledding, snow tubing, and showshoeing before deciding the long winter months were perfect for reading and writing. Now she is happy to call Minnesota home. She writes about her experiences as a Muslim and an immigrant and has been published in the Star Tribune and Chicago Tribune.
Obras de Nina Hamza
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- female
- Aviso de desambiguação
- Nina Hamza moved to Minnesota from warmer climates. She tried downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, ice-skating, sledding, snow tubing, and showshoeing before deciding the long winter months were perfect for reading and writing. Now she is happy to call Minnesota home. She writes about her experiences as a Muslim and an immigrant and has been published in the Star Tribune and Chicago Tribune.
Membros
Resenhas
I think this was a pretty good book -- but I honestly can't remember it well enough to review it. I remember that it was centered on 3 "classic" books, and that there was a great teacher and some really terrible bullying that led to Ahmed being interrogated at his school without his parents. That's about it, and that's a shame. I appreciate Muslim representation. I wish it was a happier story.
Recommended Ages: Gr. 5-7
Plot Summary: Ahmed has lived in the same house in Hawaii his whole life. It's quite the shock to the system when his parents decide to move to Minnesota, the place where Bilal grew up and where Bilal can get better care for cirrhosis. Ahmed isn't happy about the move, and he's certainly not happy when a neighbor starts bullying him. The aunties and uncles living in the area practically suffocate Bilal at their first meetup after moving. Yet Ahmed is the only brown kid in a white school. Much to Ahmed's surprise, one of the aunties from the party is also his reading teacher! They are told to get into groups for the year to read, discusss, and lead class discussions on the books assigned. Ahmed hasn't read them, and doesn't even have copies of some of them. As the year goes by, Bilal has a major health scare, Jack is getting worse and worse, and Ahmed somehow survives the first few discussions.
Setting: move from Hawaii to Farthing, MN
Characters:
Ahmed Aziz - 12 yo,
Dad - AKA Bilal, born in US but parents from India, has cirrhosis from Hepatitis C inherited from mother
Mom - immigrated to US from India
Sara - Ahmed's sister
Janet - AKA Mrs. Gaarder, family friend who sent maple syrup to Ahmed's family
Jack - Ahmed's neighbor and a bully, doesn't have a relationship with his parents at all
Mohammad Aziz - Bilal's brother, died at 12 yo
Carl - Ahmed's classmate
Recurring Themes: coming of age, finding yourself, racial minority, moving, homework, group work, reading, hospital, friendship,
Controversial Issues: none
Personal Thoughts: I didn't remember too much about this book about a month after reading it, but once I flipped through it all came back to me. This book has the right amount of humor and seriousness.I like the social justice mini-spin.
Genre: realistic fiction
Pacing: medium
Characters: not too many to keep track of, well-developed
Frame:
Storyline:
Activity:… (mais)
Plot Summary: Ahmed has lived in the same house in Hawaii his whole life. It's quite the shock to the system when his parents decide to move to Minnesota, the place where Bilal grew up and where Bilal can get better care for cirrhosis. Ahmed isn't happy about the move, and he's certainly not happy when a neighbor starts bullying him. The aunties and uncles living in the area practically suffocate Bilal at their first meetup after moving. Yet Ahmed is the only brown kid in a white school. Much to Ahmed's surprise, one of the aunties from the party is also his reading teacher! They are told to get into groups for the year to read, discusss, and lead class discussions on the books assigned. Ahmed hasn't read them, and doesn't even have copies of some of them. As the year goes by, Bilal has a major health scare, Jack is getting worse and worse, and Ahmed somehow survives the first few discussions.
Setting: move from Hawaii to Farthing, MN
Characters:
Ahmed Aziz - 12 yo,
Dad - AKA Bilal, born in US but parents from India, has cirrhosis from Hepatitis C inherited from mother
Mom - immigrated to US from India
Sara - Ahmed's sister
Janet - AKA Mrs. Gaarder, family friend who sent maple syrup to Ahmed's family
Jack - Ahmed's neighbor and a bully, doesn't have a relationship with his parents at all
Mohammad Aziz - Bilal's brother, died at 12 yo
Carl - Ahmed's classmate
Recurring Themes: coming of age, finding yourself, racial minority, moving, homework, group work, reading, hospital, friendship,
Controversial Issues: none
Personal Thoughts: I didn't remember too much about this book about a month after reading it, but once I flipped through it all came back to me. This book has the right amount of humor and seriousness.I like the social justice mini-spin.
Genre: realistic fiction
Pacing: medium
Characters: not too many to keep track of, well-developed
Frame:
Storyline:
Activity:… (mais)
Prêmios
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 2
- Membros
- 58
- Popularidade
- #284,346
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 8
A cute story, a bit predictable, charming characters. The bully pulls something that feels like it has aspects of racism and hate, but that isn't mentioned at all in the text even when the police are allowed to question and read Ahmed his Miranda rights without an adult with his best interests in mind present. (I was so relieved when Mrs. Garter stepped in there!)… (mais)