{"product_id":"ask-me-no-questions-paperback","title":"Ask Me No Questions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarina Budhos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Muslim immigrant teen struggles to hold her family together in the wake of 9\/11 in this poignant novel from acclaimed author Marina Budhos.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou forget. You forget you don't really exist here, that this isn't your home.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince emigrating from Bangladesh, fourteen-year-old Nadira and her family have been living in New York City on expired visas, hoping to realize their dream of becoming legal US citizens. But after 9\/11, everything changes. Suddenly being Muslim means you are dangerous, a suspected terrorist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Nadira's father is arrested and detained at the US-Canada border, Nadira and her older sister, Aisha, are told to carry on as if everything is the same. The teachers at Flushing High don't ask any questions, but Aisha falls apart. Nothing matters to her anymore--not even college. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's up to Nadira to be the strong one and bring her family back together again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarina Budhos is an author of award-winning fiction and nonfiction. Her novel \u003ci\u003eWatched\u003c\/i\u003e received an Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature YA Honor and a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor. Her other novels include \u003ci\u003eTell Us We're Home\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2017 Essex County YA Pick; \u003ci\u003eAsk Me No Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, a recipient of the James Cook Teen Book Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Professor of Light\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHouse of Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e; and the nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eRemix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers\u003c\/i\u003e. With her husband Marc Aronson, she is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eEyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2010\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award Finalist. Budhos has been a Fulbright Scholar to India, received two Fellowships from the New Jersey Council on the Arts, and is a professor of English at William Paterson University. You can visit her online at MarinaBudhos.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ask Me No Questions\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693517639743,"sku":"9781416949206","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1405ea7d27be5dff07cca28853fa0dac.webp?v=1764999198","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ask-me-no-questions-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}