Summary
Sami would stop at nothing to save her Lebanese grandmother, Sitti. But family secrets lead to hidden worlds and more than just Sitti’s fate hangs in the balance. The perfect read for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon.
Sitti, Sami’s Lebanese grandmother, has been ill for a while, slipping from reality and speaking in a language only Sami can understand. Her family thinks Sitti belongs in a nursing home, but Sami doesn’t believe she’s sick at all. Desperate to help, Sami casts a spel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553509700 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553509705 |
| Author: | Diana Abu-Jaber |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Yearling |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 26 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 132mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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“An exciting fantasy with familiar elements—magical creatures, high stakes, and courage—rich with Lebanese texture.” —Kirkus
About The Author
Diana Abu-Jaber
Diana Abu-Jaber is most recently the author of Fencing With the King, and Birds of Paradise, an Indie Books Pick, as well as the award-winning memoirs Life Without a Recipe and The Language of Baklava and the bestselling novels Origin and Crescent, which was awarded the PEN Center USA Award for Literary Fiction and the American Book Award. Her first novel, Arabian Jazz, won the Oregon Book Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Silverworld is Diana’s first novel for children and started as a tale she told to entertain her young niece while vacationing in a condo lined with mirrors! A frequent contributor to NPR, she teaches at Portland State University and divides her time between Portland and Fort Lauderdale.
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