Samira Surfs

Samira Surfs
Fahmida Azim, Rukhsanna Guidroz
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Paperback
h197 x 129mm - 416pg
7 Jun 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781984816214
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A middle grade novel-in-verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox' s Bazar, Bangladesh, who finds peace and empowerment in a local surf club for girls. Samira thinks of her life as before and after- before the burning and violence in her village in Burma, when she and her best friend would play in the fields, and after, when her family was forced to flee. There' s before the uncertain journey to Bangladesh by river, and after, when the river swallowed her nana and nani whole. And now, months after rebuilding a life in Bangladesh with her mama, baba, and brother, there' s before Samira saw the Bengali surfer girls of Cox' s Bazar, and after, when she decides she' ll become one. Samira Surfs, written by Rukhsanna Guidroz with illustrations by Fahmida Azim, is a tender novel in verse about a young Rohingya girl' s journey from isolation and persecution to sisterhood, and from fear to power.
Rukhsanna Guidroz is the author of Mina vs. the Monsoon and Leila in Saffron. She studied French at King' s College, London, and political science at the Sorbonne, Paris, before living and working in Hong Kong for many years as a journalist. After becoming a mother, Rukhsanna began her teaching career, working with students from kindergarten to high school. She now lives in Maui, Hawaii where she' s taken up surfing. Learn more about her at www. rukhsannaguidroz. com. Fahmida Azim is an illustrator, author, and tea drinker. She immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh as a child and grew up in northern Virginia, graduating with a BFA in Communication Arts from VCUarts. Her art frequently addresses the themes of identity, culture, and autonomy and has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, and Vice. Fahmida now lives and works in Seattle. Learn more about her at https://fahmida-azim. com/.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781984816214
Published: 7 Jun 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Crown Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 321g
Pages: 416

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