Here to Stay

"A powerful YA novel about identity and prejudice." --Entertainment Weekly

Bijan Majidi is:

• Shy around girls
• Really into comics
• Decent at basketball

Bijan Majidi is not:

• A terrorist

What happens when a kid who's flown under the radar for most of high school gets pulled off the bench to make the winning basket in a varsity playoff game?
If his name is Bijan Majidi, life is suddenly high fives in the hallways and invitations to exclusive parties--along with an anonymous photo sent by a school cyberbully that makes Bijan look like a terrorist.

The administration says they'll find and punish the culprit. Bijan wants to pretend it never happened. He's not ashamed of his Middle Eastern heritage; he just doesn't want to be a poster child for Islamophobia. Lots of classmates rally around Bijan. Others make it clear they don't want him or anybody who looks like him at their school. But it's not always easy to tell your enemies from your friends.

Here to Stay is a painfully honest, funny, authentic story about growing up, speaking out, and fighting prejudice.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Published: 09/18/2018
ISBN: 9781616207007
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2018 pg. 93
School Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 71
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2018 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Publishers Weekly 08/13/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 501863 / Here to Stay
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 9