Description
| Product ID: | 9780063248359 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | An Impossible Thing to Say |
| Authors: | Author: Arya Shahi |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Poetry (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Literature, books and writers, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Literature, books & writers (Children’s/Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 12 years |
| Description: | The Poet X meets A Very Large Expanse of Sea in a bold novel-in-verse starring a Persian American teen navigating his first crush, his family’s post-9/11 dynamics, and the role of language in defining who we are. “A dazzling story with a whole lot of heart. Read it.â€â€”Michael L. Printz Award winner Daniel Nayeri, author of Everything Sad Is Untrue “Funny on one page, poignant on the next, and often both at the same time, this beautiful tale of a tender, bewildered, and generous teen will find its way into readers’ hearts.†—#1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Sue ParkOmid needs the right words to connect with his newly-met grandfather and distant Iranian heritage, words to tell a special girl what she means to him and to show everyone that he truly belongs in Tucson, Arizona, the only home he’s ever known. Neither the school play’s Shakespearian English nor his parents’ Farsi seems up to the task, and it’s only when Omid delves into the rhymes and rhythms of rap music that he starts to find his voice. But even as he does so, an act of terrorism transforms familiar accents into new threats. Then a family member disappears, and it seems everyone but Omid knows why. When words fail altogether, and violence takes their place, what will Omid do next? The Poet X meets A Very Large Expanse of Sea in a bold novel-in-verse starring a Persian American teen navigating his first crush, his family’s post-9/11 dynamics, and the role of language in defining who we are. “A dazzling story with a whole lot of heart. Read it.” —Michael L. Printz Award winner Daniel Nayeri, author of Everything Sad Is Untrue Omid needs the right words to connect with his newly met grandfather and distant Iranian heritage, words to tell a special girl what she means to him and to show everyone that he truly belongs in Tucson, Arizona, the only home he’s ever known. Neither the school play’s Shakespearean English nor his parents’ Farsi seems up to the task, and it’s only when Omid delves into the rhymes and rhythms of rap music that he starts to find his voice. But even as he does so, an act of terrorism transforms familiar accents into new threats. Then a family member disappears, and it seems everyone but Omid knows why. When words fail altogether and violence takes their place, what will Omid do next? Praise for An Impossible Thing to Say:
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| Imprint Name: | HarperCollins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-12-07 |
