This modern YA fiction novella deals with bullying, refugees, asylum seekers, sickness, sport, competing, friendships, racism and bigotry.
This will be a top selling book for Clancy Tucker and a valuable read for all teens. It give the readers insights into how to deal with this prevalent problem.
This book was Highly Commended in the 2006 Australian National Literary Awards. It has just being released as a paperback.
SYNOPSIS: Rida Khalid is a Muslim refugee from Iran. She is bullied by two girls at school for wearing a hijab (Muslim headscarf), reading books and wearing glasses, and seeks refuge in an old man's garden after school. Rida meets an Asian girl at school, Ky, who also loves books, but Rida soon dumps her for a gawky girl, Carmen, who teaches her about fitting in. To be accepted, Rida removes her hijab at school, but she must wear her headscarf whilst competing in the inter-school sports. Her family will attend.
Rida deliberately loses the first race because Carmen says, “Only nerds do well in sports”. The sports master berates her for losing the race and points to Ky who's made an extraordinary effort to get out of hospital to watch her run. Ky is battling leukaemia. Rida wins the next two races and gives her winning ribbons to Ky for good luck.
She enters the State Athletics Championships, but two athletics clubs lodge an objection to her hijab. Rida is shocked when a retired Queens Counsel (QC) represents her at the Equal Opportunity Commission. Who is he? Will Rida win the case? Will she run in the State Championships? Will Ky beat leukaemia, and who owns the garden that Rida has used as a sanctuary?
All these questions are answered in this brilliant well-written novel.
The paperback and eBook are available at http://www.morrispublishingaustralia.com and
www.clancytucker.blogspot.com.au
The eBook is available on Amazon, Smashwords, and many
online stores
This will be a top selling book for Clancy Tucker and a valuable read for all teens. It give the readers insights into how to deal with this prevalent problem.
This book was Highly Commended in the 2006 Australian National Literary Awards. It has just being released as a paperback.
SYNOPSIS: Rida Khalid is a Muslim refugee from Iran. She is bullied by two girls at school for wearing a hijab (Muslim headscarf), reading books and wearing glasses, and seeks refuge in an old man's garden after school. Rida meets an Asian girl at school, Ky, who also loves books, but Rida soon dumps her for a gawky girl, Carmen, who teaches her about fitting in. To be accepted, Rida removes her hijab at school, but she must wear her headscarf whilst competing in the inter-school sports. Her family will attend.
Rida deliberately loses the first race because Carmen says, “Only nerds do well in sports”. The sports master berates her for losing the race and points to Ky who's made an extraordinary effort to get out of hospital to watch her run. Ky is battling leukaemia. Rida wins the next two races and gives her winning ribbons to Ky for good luck.
She enters the State Athletics Championships, but two athletics clubs lodge an objection to her hijab. Rida is shocked when a retired Queens Counsel (QC) represents her at the Equal Opportunity Commission. Who is he? Will Rida win the case? Will she run in the State Championships? Will Ky beat leukaemia, and who owns the garden that Rida has used as a sanctuary?
All these questions are answered in this brilliant well-written novel.
The paperback and eBook are available at http://www.morrispublishingaustralia.com and
www.clancytucker.blogspot.com.au
The eBook is available on Amazon, Smashwords, and many
online stores
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