All Peyton Durant had ever wanted to do was swim. She excelled at the sport to become the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history. But with success and accolades came fame and her share of unwanted attention. When strange packages start arriving, she dismisses the threat until bodies start
Golden Girl
β Scribed by Reem Faruqi
- Book ID
- 111932110
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 4 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780063044777
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β¦ Synopsis
From the award-winning, ALA Notable author of Unsettled and Lailah's Lunchbox, this is a captivating coming-of-age middle grade novel in verse about seventh grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani American girl who hatches a special plan to help her family but finds that doing what's right isn't always easy. For fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Clean Getaway, this is a heartfelt, soul-searching story with laughter, hope, and lessons learned.
Seventh grader Aafiyah loves playing tennis, reading Weird but True facts, and hanging out with her best friend, Zaina. However, Aafiyah has a bad habit that troubles her--she's drawn to pretty things and can't help but occasionally "borrow" them.
But when her father is falsely accused of a crime he hasn't committed and gets taken in by authorities, Aafiyah knows she needs to do something to help. When she brainstorms a way to bring her father back, she turns to her Weird but True facts and devises the...
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