Overview
A powerful and thought-provoking YA debut from New York Times bestselling author Laura Moriarty. Imagine a United States in which registries and detainment camps for Muslim-Americans are a reality. Fifteen-year-old Sarah-Mary Williams of Hannibal, Missouri, lives in this world, and though she has strong opinions on almost everything, she isn't concerned with the internments because she doesn't know any Muslims. She assumes that everything she reads and sees in the news is true, and that these plans are better for everyone's safety. But when she happens upon Sadaf, a Muslim fugitive determined to reach freedom in Canada, Sarah-Mary at first believes she must turn her in. But Sadaf challenges Sarah-Mary's perceptions of right and wrong, and instead Sarah-Mary decides, with growing conviction, to do all she can to help Sadaf escape. The two set off on a desperate journey, hitchhiking through the heart of an America that is at times courageous and kind, but always full of tension and danger for anyone deemed suspicious.
Full Product Details
Author: Laura Moriarty
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 13.20cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 20.10cm
Weight: 0.295kg
ISBN: 9780062694119
ISBN 10: 0062694111
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 29 January 2019
Recommended Age: From 13 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
An engrossing thriller; readers will find that literature still has the power to put a face to suffering. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books An emotionally intense exploration of extremist 'patriotic' ideology, the dangers of brainwashing and blind spots, and some of the components of our nation's social fabric that threaten to destroy us. --Kirkus Reviews An effective tale of dawning awareness and the risks and rewards of following one's conscience. --Publishers Weekly
An emotionally intense exploration of extremist 'patriotic' ideology, the dangers of brainwashing and blind spots, and some of the components of our nation's social fabric that threaten to destroy us. --Kirkus Reviews An effective tale of dawning awareness and the risks and rewards of following one's conscience. --Publishers Weekly An engrossing thriller; readers will find that literature still has the power to put a face to suffering. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
An effective tale of dawning awareness and the risks and rewards of following one's conscience. --Publishers Weekly An engrossing thriller; readers will find that literature still has the power to put a face to suffering. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books An emotionally intense exploration of extremist 'patriotic' ideology, the dangers of brainwashing and blind spots, and some of the components of our nation's social fabric that threaten to destroy us. --Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Laura Moriarty is the New York Times bestselling author of The Chaperone, as well as The Rest of Her Life, While I'm Falling, The Center of Everything, and American Heart. She received her degree in social work before returning for her MA in creative writing at the University of Kansas, and she was the recipient of the George Bennett Fellowship for Creative Writing at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. She currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas, where she is a professor of creative writing at the University of Kansas. Visit her online at www.lauramoriarty.net.
