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Gr 9 Up—Miriam and her best friend Deanna land in jail following an ill-advised attempt to crash a party shortly before the police arrived. Egyptian American Miriam, always kept on a tight leash by her parents, is convinced her life will end following the party incident. Instead, she's handed a worse fate; her irate parents send her to Egypt to live with her notoriously strict Sittu (grandmother). Deanna's mother decides that she should go, too, so they are promptly shipped off together. Sittu, however, strikes little ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More