Library's review
Zomorod Yousefzadeh, otherwise known as “Cindy,” has moved for the fourth time. This time to Newport Beach, California. Cindy’s family is Iranian. Her father is an engineer hired by the United States, and her mother, who does not speak English, stays at home. Unfortunately, Iran’s
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government is in turmoil and tensions escalate with the United States. When American hostages are taken, the Yousefzadeh family is confronted with harassment and racism. This book seamlessly interweaves important history with contemporary issues of stereotypes and xenophobia. Show Less
Lexile
730L
Publication
Clarion Books (2016), 384 pages
Description
"Eleven-year-old Zomorod, originally from Iran, tells her story of growing up Iranian in Southern California during the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis of the late 1970s"--
Awards
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Sasquatch Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Junior — 2019)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2018)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2020)
Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (Recommendations — 2017)
Middle East Book Award (Honorable Mention — Youth Literature — 2016)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Juvenile Books — 2018)
YouPer Award (Winner — 2017)
Rhode Island Middle School Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
New-York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize (Winner — 2016)
CCBC Choices (2017)
Great Reads from Great Places (California — 2017)
Idaho Battle of the Books (2023)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
384
Physical description
384 p.; 8.25 inches
ISBN
0544612310 / 9780544612310
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |