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(0)Firoozeh Dumas
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
An autobiography of growing up as an Iranian-American describes the author's family's 1971 move from Iran to Southern California, the members of her diverse family, and their struggle with culture shock.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Zomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block...for the fourth time. California's Newport Beach is her family's latest perch, and she's determined to shuck her brainy loner persona and start afresh with a new Brady Bunch name - Cindy. It's the late 1970s, and fitting in becomes more difficult as Iran makes U.S. headlines with protests, revolution, and finally the taking of American hostages. Even puka shell necklaces, pool parties, and flying...
