Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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Zara Hossain Is Here
Written by Sabina Khan
Narrated by Richa Moorjani
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Zara's family has waited years for their visa process to be finalized so that they can officially become US citizens. But it only takes one moment for that dream to come crashing down around them.
Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain, has been leading a fairly typical life in Corpus Christi, Texas, since her family moved there for her father to work as a pediatrician. While dealing with the Islamophobia that she faces at school, Zara has to lay low, trying not to stir up any trouble and jeopardize their family's dependent visa status while they await their green card approval, which has been in process for almost nine years.
But one day her tormentor, star football player Tyler Benson, takes things too far, leaving a threatening note in her locker, and gets suspended. As an act of revenge against her for speaking out, Tyler and his friends vandalize Zara's house with racist graffiti, leading to a violent crime that puts Zara's entire future at risk. Now she must pay the ultimate price and choose between fighting to stay in the only place she's ever called home or losing the life she loves and everyone in it.
From the author of the "heart-wrenching yet hopeful" (Samira Ahmed) novel, The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali, comes a timely, intimate look at what it means to be an immigrant in America today, and the endurance of hope and faith in the face of hate.
Editor's Note
Growing up Bangladeshi…
“Zara Hossain is Here” is one of the most pointed and heartbreaking looks at all the issues that face immigrants in America, from the long green card process to the constant microaggressions that always threaten to escalate into something more. Set in Corpus Christi, Texas, the book is based on author Sabina Khan’s experience growing up Bangladeshi in the mostly white town.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherScholastic Audio Books
Release dateApr 6, 2021
ISBN9781338637632
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Reviews for Zara Hossain Is Here
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47 ratings3 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 7, 2024
Beautiful book and a great narrator ????I really felt bad for Zara and her parents ? - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Nov 7, 2024
Definitely a new autobuy author ?
I recognize the author's style in this book, yet it's still so different from The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali. I'm SO here for all the queerness ?️?
The audiobook narrator did a stellar performance, as usual !! 4.5⭐ - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 7, 2024
I really enjoyed the book and better understanding the like others live with fear because of racism.