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Flying Over Water by N. H. Senzai, Shannon Hitchcock, Andrea Davis Pinkney is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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N.H. Senzai and Shannon Hitchcock expertly craft the intersection of the lives of two girls-one, a Muslim fleeing civil war, the other, an American from the South-as they are forced to examine their beliefs and the true meaning of friendship in the midst of the president's Muslim ban. Twelve-year-old Noura Alwan's family is granted asylum in the United States, after spending two years in a Turkish refugee camp, having fled war-torn Aleppo. They land in Tampa, Florida, on January 30, 2017, just days after the president restricted entry into the US from nations with a Muslim majority population.Twelve-year-old Jordyn Johnson is a record-breaking swimmer, but hasn't swum well since her mom had a miscarriage during one of her meets. Her family has volunteered to help the Alwan family through their church. She knows very few people of Arab descent or who practice Islam.The girls' lives intersect at Bayshore Middle School where Jordyn serves as the Alwan children's school ambassador. Noura knows that her family is safe from the civil unrest in her home country, but is not prepared for the adversity she now faces on American soil. Jordyn is sympathetic to Noura's situation, but there are

Who reads Flying Over Water?

Author

N. H. Senzai, Shannon Hitchcock, Andrea Davis Pinkney

Publisher

Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781338617689

Category

work of fiction

Updated

2026-03-24