Dejas family is struggling to make ends meet. Her mom is doing all she can to keep her family fed and sheltered and her father struggles with mental health issues Deja doesn’t understand. She moves to a new school and makes two new friends Ben and Sabeen, as she’s tries to connect, fit in and find herself.
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This book was really well written. It was interesting to read about 9/11 from the perspective of someone who doesn’t know about it, who hadn’t lived through it. The discovery and coming to terms with how humanity can be cruel to one another through the eyes of a child was incredibly sad. I remember this feeling. While the book focused a lot on some pretty heavy topics it also shows the importance of diversity, Hope, friendship, community and family.
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Some core topics include: Racism, Islamaphobia, Mental health issues, Homelessness, Talk go loss/death, PTSD