Ask Me No Questions

You forget. You forget you don't really exist here, that this isn't your home.

Since emigrating from Bangladesh, fourteen-year-old Nadira and her family have been living in New York City on expired visas, hoping to realize their dream of becoming legal U.S. citizens. But after 9/11, everything changes. Suddenly being Muslim means you are dangerous -- a suspected terrorist.

When Nadira's father is arrested and detained at the U.S.-Canadian border, Nadira and her older sister, Aisha, are told to carry on as if everything is the same. The teachers at Flushing High don't ask any questions, but Aisha falls apart. Nothing matters to her anymore -- not even college.

It's up to Nadira to be the strong one and bring her family back together again.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/01/2007
ISBN: 9781416949206
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 104089 / Ask Me No Questions
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 5