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Description
Four kids meet at an airport for one unforgettable night in this middle-grade novel by four bestselling and award-winning authors
When a thunderstorm grounds all flights following a huge Muslim convention, four unlikely kids are thrown together. Feek is stuck babysitting his younger sister, but he'd rather be writing a poem that's good enough for his dad, a famous poet and rapper. Hanna is intent on finding a lost cat in the airport--and also on avoiding a conversation with her dad about him possibly remarrying. Sami is struggling with his anxiety and worried that he'll miss the karate tournament that he's trained so hard for. And Nora has to deal with the pressure of being the daughter of a prominent congresswoman, when all she really wants to do is make fun NokNok videos. These kids don't seem to have much in common--yet.
Told in alternating points of view, Grounded tells the story of one unexpected night that will change these kids forever.
Publication date
May 09, 2023
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781419761751
Publisher
Amulet Books
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship JUV017090 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Religious JUV033270 - Juvenile Fiction | Religious | Muslim
In this multi-POV collaboration, four kids leaving the Muslims of North America conference are stranded with their families at Zora Neale Hurston Airport after a thunderstorm grounds their flights. When 12-year-old aspiring lyricist Feek Stiles, from Philly, loses track of four-year-old sister Ruqi, he's thrown into the company of perpetually anxious Sami Iqbal, from Orlando, who's afraid of missing his upcoming karate competition; 13-year-old Nora Najjar, a social media enthusiast struggling to share the attention of her busy Michigan "Congressmom"; and 11-year-old animal lover Hanna Chen, from Doha, who's devoted herself to finding Snickerdoodle, a cat lost in the airport. Once Ruqi is found, Hanna presses the others into joining her cause, precipitating a revealing adventure that pushes each character--all of them navigating personal challenges--to confront whatever it is they're facing, now that there's nowhere to go. Humorous dialogue balances intensely emotional moments throughout alternating chapters by Saeed, Al-Marashi, Thompkins Bigelow, and Ali. Spirited characters with distinctly wrought backgrounds prove both idealistic and realistic while emphasizing the importance of community and the idea that there is more than one way to honor Muslim identity. Ages 8-12. Authors' agents: (for Saeed) Faye Bender, Book Group; (for Ali) Sara Crowe, Pippin Properties; (for Thompkins Bigelow) Essie White, Storm Literary. (May)
Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.
Aisha Saeed is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of books for children, including her middle grade novels Omar Rising and Amal Unbound (a New York Times bestseller and Global Read Aloud). Her picture book Bilal Cooks Daal received an APALA honor, and she also wrote the picture books Zuni and the Memory Jar and The Together Tree. Aisha is also a founding member of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books™. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her family. Aisha Saeed es una autora galardonada y superventas del New York Times de libros para niños, incluidas sus novelas de grado medio Omar Rising y Amal Unbound (un superventas del New York Times y Global Read Aloud). Su libro ilustrado Bilal Cooks Daal recibió un honor de APALA, y también escribió los libros ilustrados Zuni and the Memory Jar y The Together Tree. Aisha también es miembro fundador de la organización sin fines de lucro We Need Diverse Books™. Vive en Atlanta, Georgia, con su familia.
