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Aminas stemme

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En pakistansk-amerikansk muslimsk pige kæmper for at forblive tro mod sin families levende kultur, mens hun samtidig forsøger at passe ind i skolen, efter at en tragedie rammer hendes lokalsamfund, i denne søde og rørende mellemklasseroman fra den prisvindende forfatter til It’s Ramadan, Curious George og Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns.

Amina har aldrig været tryg ved at være i centrum for opmærksomheden. Hun er glad for bare at hænge ud med sin bedste veninde, Soojin. Men nu hvor hun er startet i mellemskolen, føles alting anderledes. Soojin hænger pludselig ud med Emily, en af de "seje" piger i klassen, og taler endda om at ændre sit navn til noget mere "amerikansk". Skal Amina også begynde at ændre sig? Eller skjule, hvem hun er, for at passe ind? Mens Amina tumler med disse spørgsmål, bliver hun knust, da hendes lokale moské bliver udsat for hærværk.

Amina’s Voice bringer glæderne og udfordringerne ved at være en ung pakistansk amerikaner til live og fremhæver de mange måder, hvorpå én piges stemme kan hjælpe med at samle et mangfoldigt fællesskab til at elske og støtte hinanden.

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Sophia ★★★★★

My daughter finished this in two nights and immediately asked if there were more books like it. The way it balances the cultural traditions with the everyday school struggles felt really genuine, and the community tragedy is handled with such care.

Ava ★★★★★

I read this aloud with my fifth grader and we both got teary during the mosque bombing chapter—it handles grief in such a gentle way. The way Amina navigates between her Urdu-speaking home and her school friends felt so real, and I loved that it never lectures the reader.

Sofia X. ★★★★★

My daughter finished this in two sittings and immediately asked if there were more books like it. The way Amina navigates between her home culture and school life feels so genuine, and the community tragedy part is handled with a gentle touch that sparked some good conversations between us.