![]() ![]() At prayer in the mosque, “we went into Rukhu. Mian seamlessly weaves Islamic values and teachings through Omar’s chatty narration. (Both boys present White.) Omar does not tell his mom because he does not want her to worry, instead using humor and creativity to escape Daniel’s cruelty. At his new school, Omar makes friends with Charlie but also meets Daniel, a bully. edition.) Omar has a huge imagination that helps him get through difficult situations, envisioning, for instance, “a better way to get to school…on a SUPER-Awesome, Magnificent DRAGON.” Mafaridik creatively embellishes the text with sketches and a variety of display types. ![]() ![]() in 2019, the text has been Americanized for the U.S. Omar worries about a lot of things, especially “walking into a brand-new classroom with everyone watching and a teacher who might or might not be an alien zombie.” He has a little brother and an older sister, and his mom and dad are both scientists. Omar, a British Pakistani boy, and his family have just moved to a new home in London, where he will be starting at a new school. ![]()
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