TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hitchcock,Shannon
AU  - Senzai,N.H.
TI  - Flying over water
SN  - 9781338617672
AV  - PZ7.S47953 Fl 2022
U1  - [Fic] 23
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Scholastic Inc.
KW  - Refugees
KW  - Fiction
KW  - sears
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Florida
KW  - Syrians
KW  - Immigration and emigration
KW  - Hate crimes
KW  - Mother-daughter relationship
KW  - Friendship
N1  - Kirkus Starred, August 2020; 5.7; 3-6; Follett School Solutions; Accelerated Reader AR; MG; 5.4; 7.0; 509693; BR
N2  - Twelve-year-old Noura and her family, fleeing war in Syria, have been granted asylum in the United States, but they arrive in Florida to the chaos of the president's Muslim ban; twelve-year-old Jordyn is a member of the Christian church that is sponsoring the Alwan family, and Noura's student ambassador in middle school; their inevitable culture clash is made far worse by the wave of hate crimes unleashed by the Muslim ban, and personal problems of both girls--Noura's fear of water (Jordyn is a champion swimmer) and Jordyn's worry over her mother's recent miscarriage
ER  -