Wishing Upon the Same Stars
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Wishing Upon the Same Stars by Jacquetta Nammar Feldman
This powerful and poignant coming-of-age middle grade debut novel follows an Arab American girl named Yasmeen as she moves to San Antonio with her family and navigates finding friendshipand herself.
This absorbing story compassionately tackles challenging subjects: the immigrant experience, explicit racism, family strife, and the enormity of Palestinian Israeli historyFeldman offers an ultimately optimistic message of hope and a chance for peace in ways both big and small. — Booklist Many readers will see themselves in Feldman’s debut novel. This valuable title explores an issue rarely discussed in contemporary children’s literature. Highly recommended for middle grade collections. — School Library Journal
Jacquetta Nammar Feldman loves writing poetry and stories of all kinds. When she’s not curled up with a book or typing at her computer, she can be found hiking the beautiful hills of Austin, Texas, with her husband, two labradoodles, and a Havanese. She earned her B.S. in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin, and she’s currently a candidate for an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Wishing Upon the Same Stars is her debut novel. Please visit her online at jacquettanammarfeldman.com.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780063034396 |
| ISBN 10 | 0063034395 |
| Title | Wishing Upon the Same Stars |
| Author | Jacquetta Nammar Feldman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2023-03-16 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bank Street Children’s Best Books of the Year (United States)., Winner of CYBILS Awards (United States). |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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