An Impossible Thing to SayAuthor :
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Published : Thursday 7 December 2023
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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 familyâ?Ts post-9/11 dynamics, and the role of language in defining who we are. â?oA dazzling story with a whole lot of heart. Read it.â??â?"Michael L. Printz Award winner Daniel Nayeri, author of Everything Sad Is UntrueA â?oFunny 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 readersâ?T hearts.â?? â?"#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 heâ?Ts ever known. Neither the school playâ?Ts Shakespearian English nor his parentsâ?T Farsi seems up to the task, and itâ?Ts 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?A
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