EAN: 9781419740190

PIECE BY PIECE THE STORY OF NISRINS HIJAB - PRI...

In this middle-grade graphic novel  Nisrin will have to rely on faith  friends  and family to
help her recover after she is the target of a hate crime Nisrin is a 13-year-old
Bangladeshi-American girl living in Milwaukie  Oregon  in 2002. As she nears the end of eighth
grade  she gives a presentation for World Culture Day about Bangladesh while wearing a
traditional cultural dress. On her way home  she is the victim of a hate crime when a man
violently attacks her for wearing a headscarf. Deeply traumatized by the experience  Nisrin
spends the summer depressed and isolated. Other than weekly therapy  Nisrin doesn¿t leave the
house until fall arrives and it¿s time for her to start freshman year at a new school. The
night before class starts  Nisrin makes a decision. She tells her family she¿s going to start
wearing hijab  much to their dismay. Her mother and grandparent¿s shocked and angry reactions
confuse her¿but they only strengthen her resolve. This choice puts Nisrin on a path to not only
discover more about Islam  but also her family¿s complicated relationship with the religion 
and the reasons they left Bangladesh in the first place. On top of everything else  she¿s
struggling to fit in at school¿her hijab makes her a target for students and faculty alike. But
with the help from old friends and new  Nisrin is starting to figure out what really makes her
happy. Piece by Piece is an original graphic novel about growing up and choosing your own path
even if it leads you to a different place than you expected.

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