The Eleventh Trade

From debut author Alyssa Hollingsworth comes a moving middle-grade story about living with fear, being a friend, and finding a new place to call home.

They say you can't get something for nothing, but nothing is all Sami has. When his grandfather's most-prized possession--a traditional Afghan instrument called a rebab--is stolen, Sami resolves to get it back. He finds it at a music store, but it costs $700, and Sami doesn't have even one penny. What he does have is a keychain that has caught the eye of his classmate. If he trades the keychain for something more valuable, could he keep trading until he has $700? Sami is about to find out.

The Eleventh Trade is both a classic middle school story and a story about being a refugee. Like Katherine Applegate, author of Wishtree, Alyssa Hollingsworth tackles a big issue with a light touch.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 09/08/2020
ISBN: 9781250211460
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.10w x 1.00d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 506376 / Eleventh Trade
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8