{"product_id":"9780702315886","title":"Fight Back","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Dassu, A. M. \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFamily \u0026amp; home stories (Children's\/YA)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 June 2022 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 31 | 280g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn empowering story about finding your identity and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecourage to fight for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAaliyah is an ordinary thirteen-year-old living in the Midlands\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- she's into her books, shoes, K-pop and she is a Muslim. She has\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealways felt at home where she lives ... until a terrorist attack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein her area changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs racial tensions increase and she starts getting bullied, Aaliyah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edecides to begin wearing a hijab - to challenge how people\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein her community see her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when her school bans the hijab and she is intimidated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand attacked for her choices, she feels isolated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Aaliyah realises that other young people from different backgrounds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealso struggle with their identity and feel alone, scared\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand judged. Should she try to blend in - or can she find allies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto help her fight back?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChannelling all of her bravery, Aaliyah decides to speak out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, can Aaliyah and her friends halt the tide of hatred\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erippling through their community?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential read to encourage empathy, challenging stereotypes,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexploring prejudice, racism, Islamophobia and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epositive action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA.M. Dassu is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Boy,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverywhere,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story of hope, speaking up and the power of coming together\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the face of hatred. Perfect for readers of Elle McNicoll and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Rutter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A major, much needed voice in UK children's fiction.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alex Wheatle, author of Cane Warriors and Crongton Knights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the best, most relevant, most important writers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewe have in the UK today.'  Liz Kessler, author of When the World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas Ours\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A. M. Dassu serves up an important, necessary book about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eracism and identity.' Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStole an Elephant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Unflinchingly honest, heartbreaking, powerful, important\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand hopeful.' Sophie Wills, author of The Orphans of St Halibuts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tense, terrifying, transformative. The power of this book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epunched me right in the chest. Read it, share it, shout about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit. The world needs this book.' Kathryn Evans, author of More\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A.M. Dassu is a fearless writer tackling themes of racism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the lives of contemporary teens.' Liz Flanagan, award-winning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47436860358954,"sku":"9780702315886","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9780702315886.jpg?v=1773926435","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780702315886","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}